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Preparation, Before you proceed

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2.1 Preparation Before you proceed, make sure that you have all the components you plan to install in the system. Basic components to install 1. Central processing unit (CPU) 2. DDR2 Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) 3. Expansion card(s) 4. Hard disk drive 5. Optical drive 2.2 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install components into the system. • Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal object, such as the power supply case, before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity. • Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them. • Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component. The system motherboard comes with an onboard standby power LED. This LED lights up to indicate that the system is ON, in sleep mode or in soft-off mode, and not powered OFF. Unplug the power cable from the power outlet and make sure that the standby power LED is OFF before installing any system component. Onboard LED 2- R SB_PWR ON Standby Power OFF Powered Off Chapter 2: Basic installation

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Chapter 2: Basic installation
2.1
Preparation
Before you proceed, make sure that you have all the components you plan to
install in the system.
Basic components to install
1.
Central processing unit (CPU)
2.
DDR2 Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM)
3.
Expansion card(s)
4.
Hard disk drive
5.
Optical drive
2.2
Before you proceed
Take note of the following precautions before you install components into the
system.
The system motherboard comes with an onboard standby power LED. This LED
lights up to indicate that the system is ON, in sleep mode or in soft-off mode, and
not powered OFF. Unplug the power cable from the power outlet and make sure
that the standby power LED is OFF before installing any system component.
•
Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal
object, such as the power supply case, before handling components to
avoid damaging them due to static electricity.
•
Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them.
•
Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic
pad or in the bag that came with the component.
Onboard LED
SB_PWR
ON
Standby
Power
OFF
Powered
Off