Contents

Contents.......................................................................................................

iii

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

viii

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

ix

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

x

Chapter 1:Product introduction

 

1.1

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

1-2

1.2

Serial number label.......................................................................

1-2

1.3

System specifications..................................................................

1-3

1.4

Front panel features.....................................................................

1-5

1.5

Rear panel features......................................................................

1-6

1.6

Internal features............................................................................

1-7

1.7

LED information............................................................................

1-8

 

1.7.1

Front panel LEDs.............................................................

1-8

 

1.7.2

LAN (RJ-45) LEDs...........................................................

1-8

Chapter 2:Hardware setup

 

2.1

Chassis cover...............................................................................

2-2

 

2.1.1

Removing the left side cover...........................................

2-2

 

2.1.2

Removing the right side cover.........................................

2-3

2.2

Motherboard overview.................................................................

2-4

2.3

Central Processing Unit (CPU)....................................................

2-5

 

2.3.1

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

2-5

 

2.3.2

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

2-8

2.4

System memory..........................................................................

2-10

 

2.4.1

Overview........................................................................

2-10

 

2.4.2

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

2-11

 

2.4.3

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

2-12

 

2.4.4

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

2-12

2.5

Installing hard disk drives.........................................................

2-13

2.6

Installing 5.25-inch drives..........................................................

2-15

 

2.6.1

Removing the front panel cover.....................................

2-15

 

2.6.2

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

2-16

2.7

Expansion cards.........................................................................

2-19

 

2.7.1

Installing expansion cards.............................................

2-19

 

2.7.2

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

2-20

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