User`s manual

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Chapter 1: System introduction
1.1 Welcome!
Thank you for choosing the ASUS V-P8H77E!
The ASUS V9- P8H77E is an all-in-one barebone system with versatile home entertainment
features.
The system comes in a stylish casing and powered by the ASUS motherboard that supports
the Third Generation Intel
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Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3 processors in the 1155-land
package.
The system supports up to 32 GB of system memory using DDR3-1600/1333/1066 DIMMs.
High-resolution graphics via integrated graphics controller or PCI Express 2.0 / 3.0 x16 slots,
Serial ATA 3.0Gbs / 6.0Gb/s, USB 2.0 / 3.0, and 8-channel audio features take you ahead in
the world of power computing.
1.2 Front panel
The front panel includes the optical drive bays, power button, and several I/O ports.
1.2.1 V7-P8H77E front panel
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1. Two empty 5.25-inch drive bays. These bays are for 5.25-inch IDE/SATA optical
drives.
2. IEEE1394a port (optional).
3. Power button. Press this button to turn the system on.
4. USB 2.0 ports (2 or 4 USB ports vary with models). These Universal Serial Bus 2.0
(USB 2.0) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices such as a mouse, printer,
scanner, camera, PDA, and others.