Table of contents

Notices

vi

Safety information

vii

About this guide

viii

System package contents

x

Chapter 1: System Introduction

 

1.1

Welcome!

1-2

1.2

Front panel (external)

1-2

1.3

Rear panel

1-4

1.4

Internal components

1-7

Chapter 2:

Basic Installation

 

2.1

Preparation

2-2

2.2

Before you proceed

2-2

2.3

Removing the side cover and front panel assembly

2-3

2.4

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

2-4

 

2.4.1

Installing the CPU

2-4

 

2.4.2 Installing the CPU fan and heatsink

2-6

2.5

Installing a DIMM

2-8

 

2.5.1

Memory configurations

2-8

 

2.5.2 Installing a DDR2 DIMM

2-11

 

2.5.3 Removing a DDR2 DIMM

2-11

2.6

Expansion slots

2-12

 

2.6.1 Installing an expansion card

2-12

 

2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card

2-12

 

2.6.3 PCI Express x1 slot

2-14

 

2.6.4

PCI slots

2-14

 

2.6.5 PCI Express x16 slot

2-14

2.7

Installing an optical drive

2-15

2.8

Installing a hard disk drive

2-16

2.9

Installing the card reader

2-18

2.10

Installing a floppy disk drive

2-20

2.11

Re-connecting cables

2-21

2.12

Reinstalling the cover

2-22

iii

Page 3
Image 3
Asus M2A690G installation manual Table of contents