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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 1-6 Chapter 2: Basic Installation 2.1 Preparation 2-2 2.2 Before you proceed 2-2 2.3 Removing the covers 2-3 2.3.1 Removing the system cover 2-3 2.3.2 Removing the front panel assembly 2-4 2.4 Installing a CPU 2-5 2.4.1 CPU installation 2-5 2.4.2 Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly 2-8 2.5 Installing a DIMM 2-10 2.5.1 Memory configurations 2-11 2.5.2 Installing a DIMM 2-15 2.5.3 Removing a DIMM 2-15 2.6 Installing an expansion card 2-16 2.6.2 Expansion card installation 2-16 2.7 Installing an optical drive 2-19 Uninstalling the optical drive 2-20 2.8 Removing the card reader 2-21 2.9 Installing hard disk drives (HDDs 2-22 2.9.1 Hard disk drive bays 2-22 2.9.2 SATA hard disk drive installation 2-22 2.9.3 IDE hard disk drive installation 2-24 2.9.4 Uninstalling a hard disk drive 2-24 iii

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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
....................................................................
1-6
Chapter 2:
Basic Installation
2.1
Preparation
...................................................................................
2-2
2.2
Before you proceed
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2-2
2.3
Removing the covers
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2-3
2.3.1
Removing the system cover
............................................
2-3
2.3.2
Removing the front panel assembly
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2-4
2.4
Installing a CPU
............................................................................
2-5
2.4.1
CPU installation
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2-5
2.4.2
Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly
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2-8
2.5
Installing a DIMM
........................................................................
2-10
2.5.1
Memory configurations
...................................................
2-11
2.5.2
Installing a DIMM
..........................................................
2-15
2.5.3
Removing a DIMM
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2-15
2.6
Installing an expansion card
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2-16
2.6.2
Expansion card installation
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2-16
2.7
Installing an optical drive
..........................................................
2-19
Uninstalling the optical drive
........................................................
2-20
2.8
Removing the card reader
.........................................................
2-21
2.9
Installing hard disk drives (HDDs)
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2-22
2.9.1
Hard disk drive bays
.....................................................
2-22
2.9.2
SATA hard disk drive installation
...................................
2-22
2.9.3
IDE hard disk drive installation
......................................
2-24
2.9.4
Uninstalling a hard disk drive
........................................
2-24