Contents

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

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

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

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ASUS contact information ................................................................

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1

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

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1.2

Package contents ....................................................................

2

1.3

System specification ...............................................................

3

1.4

Exploded drawing ....................................................................

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1.5

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

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1.6

Side panel features ..................................................................

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1.7

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

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1.8

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

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Chapter 2: Basic installation

2.1

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

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2.2

Removing the side panel .........................................................

2

2.3

Installing the power supply unit (PSU) ....................................

4

2.4

Installing the motherboard ......................................................

5

2.5

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

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2.5.1 Installing an IDE hard disk drive .................................

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2.5.1 Installing a SATA hard disk drive ...............................

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2.6

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

10

 

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

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2.6.2 Installing additional 5.25-inch drive(s) ....................

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2.7

Installing a 3.5-inch floppy disk drive ....................................

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2.8

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

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2.9

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

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