Table of contents

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

10

Chapter 1: System introduction

1.1

Welcome! ............................................................................

12

1.2

Front panel (external) ..........................................................

12

1.3

Front panel (internal) ...........................................................

15

1.4

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

17

1.5

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

19

1.6

LED panel............................................................................

20

Chapter 2: Basic installation

2.1

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

22

2.2

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

22

2.3

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

23

2.4

Removing the power supply ................................................

24

2.5

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

25

 

2.5.1

Removing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly ....

25

 

2.5.2

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

26

 

2.5.3

Re-installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly

27

2.6

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

28

 

2.6.1

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

28

 

2.6.2

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

29

2.7

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

30

 

2.7.1

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

30

 

2.7.2

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

31

 

2.7.3

Configuring an expansion card .............................

32

2.8

Installing a second optical drive ..........................................

33

2.9

Installing a hard disk drive ...................................................

35

2.10

Re-installing the power supply unit ......................................

37

 

2.10.1

Voltage selector .....................................................

38

 

2.10.2

Power supply specifications ..................................

39

2.11

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

40

2.12

Connecting external devices ...............................................

41

 

To the front panel .................................................................

41

 

To the rear panel .................................................................

42

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