User Guide

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Table of 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
1.3 Rear panel .............................................................................
1-4
1.4 Internal components .............................................................
1-7
Chapter 2: Basic Installation
2.1 Preparation ........................................................................... 2-2
2.2 Before you proceed ..............................................................
2-2
2.3 Removing the side cover and front panel assembly .............
2-3
2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ..............................................
2-4
2.4.1 Overview .................................................................
2-4
2.4.2 Installing CPU ..........................................................
2-4
2.4.3 Installing the heatsink and fan ................................
2-6
2.5 Installing a DIMM ...................................................................
2-8
2.5.1 Memory congurations ...........................................
2-8
2.5.2 Installing a DDR2 DIMM .........................................
2-10
2.5.3 Removing a DDR2 DIMM ........................................
2-10
2.6 Expansion slots ...................................................................
2-11
2.6.1 Expansion slots .....................................................
2-11
2.6.2 Expansion card installation ....................................
2-11
2.7 Installing an optical drive ....................................................
2-14
2.8 Removing the card reader
................................................... 2-16
2.9 Installing hard disk drives (HDDs) .......................................
2-17
2.9.1 Hard disk drive bays ..............................................
2-17
2.9.2 SATA hard disk drive installation ..........................
2-17
2.9.3 IDE hard disk drive installation ..............................
2-19
2.9.4 Uninstalling a hard disk drive ................................
2-19