Contents

Notices.........................................................................................................

vi

Safety information......................................................................................

vii

About this guide........................................................................................

viii

System package contents...........................................................................

x

Chapter 1:

System Introduction

 

1.1

Welcome!

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1-2

1.2

Front panel....................................................................................

1-2

1.3

Rear panel.....................................................................................

1-4

1.4

Internal components....................................................................

1-6

Chapter 2:

Basic Installation

 

2.1

Preparation....................................................................................

2-2

2.2

Before you proceed......................................................................

2-2

2.3

Removing the covers...................................................................

2-3

 

2.3.1

Removing the system cover............................................

2-3

 

2.3.2

Removing the front panel assembly................................

2-4

2.4

Installing a CPU............................................................................

2-5

 

2.4.1

CPU installation...............................................................

2-5

 

2.4.2

Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly................

2-8

2.5

Installing a DIMM..........................................................................

2-9

 

2.5.1

Memory configurations....................................................

2-9

 

2.5.2

Installing a DIMM............................................................

2-11

 

2.5.3

Removing a DIMM..........................................................

2-11

2.6

Installing an expansion card.....................................................

2-12

 

2.6.1

Expansion slots.............................................................

2-12

 

2.6.2

Expansion card installation............................................

2-12

2.7

Installing an optical drive...........................................................

2-15

2.8

Removing the card reader.........................................................

2-17

2.9

Installing hard disk drives (HDDs)............................................

2-18

 

2.9.1

Hard disk drive bays......................................................

2-18

 

2.9.2

SATA hard disk drive installation....................................

2-18

 

2.9.3

IDE hard disk drive installation......................................

2-20

 

2.9.4

Uninstalling a hard disk drive.........................................

2-20

2.10

Replacing the covers..................................................................

2-21

 

2.10.1

Replacing the front panel assembly..............................

2-21

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