Owner's manual

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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 (external) ..................................................................
1-2
1.3 Front panel (internal) ...................................................................
1-3
1.4 Rear panel .....................................................................................
1-4
1.5 Internal components ....................................................................
1-6
Chapter 2: Basic installation
2.1 Preparation ................................................................................... 2-2
2.2 Before you proceed .....................................................................
2-2
2.3 Removing the cover .....................................................................
2-3
2.4 Power supply unit ........................................................................
2-4
2.5 CPU installation ............................................................................
2-5
2.5.1 Installing the CPU ...........................................................
2-5
2.5.2 Reinstalling the CPU fan and heatsink assembly ...........
2-7
2.6 Installing a DIMM ..........................................................................
2-8
2.6.1 Memory congurations ....................................................
2-8
2.6.2 DIMM installation ...........................................................
2-11
2.7 Installing an expansion card .....................................................
2-12
2.7.1 Expansion slots .............................................................
2-12
2.7.2 Expansion card installation ...........................................
2-13
2.8 Installing an optical drive ..........................................................
2-14
2.9 Installing a Serial ATA disk drive ..............................................
2-15
2.10 Reinstalling the power supply unit ...........................................
2-16
Voltage selector ............................................................................ 2-16
2.11 Replacing the cover ................................................................... 2-17
Chapter 3: Starting up
3.1 Installing an operating system ................................................... 3-2
3.2 Powering up ..................................................................................
3-2