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 ...................................................................................

1-2

 

1.2.1

T3-P5G31 front panel......................................................

1-2

 

1.2.2

T4-P5G31 front panel......................................................

1-4

1.3

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

1-6

1.4

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

1-8

Chapter 2:

Basic installation

 

2.1

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

2-2

2.2

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

2-2

2.3

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

2-3

2.4

Power supply unit.........................................................................

2-4

2.5

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

2-5

 

2.5.1

Installing the CPU............................................................

2-5

 

2.5.2

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

2-7

2.6

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

2-8

 

2.6.1

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

2-8

 

2.6.2

DIMM installation............................................................

2-11

2.7

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

2-12

 

2.7.1

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

2-12

 

2.7.2

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

2-13

2.8

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

2-14

2.9

Installing a Serial ATA disk drive...............................................

2-15

2.10

Replacing the power supply unit..............................................

2-16

2.11

Replacing the cover....................................................................

2-17

Chapter 3:

Starting up

 

3.1

Installing an operating system....................................................

3-2

3.2

Powering up..................................................................................

3-2

3.3

Support CD information...............................................................

3-3

 

3.3.1

Running the support CD..................................................

3-3

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