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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 ....................................................................
1-6
Chapter 2: Basic Installation
2.1 Preparation ................................................................................... 2-2
2.2 Before you proceed .....................................................................
2-2
2.3 Removing the side cover .............................................................
2-3
2.4 Removing the front panel cover .................................................
2-4
2.5 Removing the storage drive assembly ......................................
2-4
2.6 Removing the CPU fan and heatsink .........................................
2-5
2.7 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ...................................................
2-6
2.7.1 Overview .........................................................................
2-6
2.7.2 Installing CPU .................................................................
2-6
2.7.3 Installing the heatsink and fan ........................................
2-8
2.8 Installing a DIMM ........................................................................
2-10
2.8.1 Memory congurations ..................................................
2-10
2.8.2 Installing a DDR2 DIMM ...............................................
2-15
2.8.3 Removing a DDR2 DIMM .............................................
2-15
2.9 Expansion slots ..........................................................................
2-16
2.9.1 PCI slot .........................................................................
2-16
2.9.2 PCI Express x1 slot .......................................................
2-16
2.9.3 Installing an expansion card .........................................
2-16
2.10 Installing an optical drive ..........................................................
2-18
2.11 Reinstalling the storage drive assembly .................................
2-19
2.12 Installing the foot stand .............................................................
2-20
2.13 Reinstalling the front panel cover and the cover ....................
2-20
