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Table of contents
Notices ........................................................................................... 6
Safety information .......................................................................... 7
About this guide .............................................................................. 8
System package contents ............................................................ 10
Chapter 1: System introduction
1.1 Welcome! ............................................................................ 14
1.2 Front panel (external) .......................................................... 14
1.2 Front panel (internal) ........................................................... 17
1.4 Rear panel ........................................................................... 19
1.5 Internal components ............................................................ 21
1.6 LED panel ............................................................................ 22
Chapter 2: Basic installation
2.1 Preparation .......................................................................... 24
2.2 Before you proceed ............................................................. 24
2.3 Removing the cover ............................................................ 25
2.4 Removing the power supply ................................................ 26
2.5 Installing a CPU ................................................................... 27
2.5.1 Removing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly .... 27
2.5.2 CPU installation ..................................................... 28
2.5.3 Re-installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly 29
2.6 Installing a DIMM ................................................................. 30
2.6.1 Memory configurations .......................................... 30
2.6.2 DIMM installation ................................................... 31
2.7 Installing an expansion card ................................................ 32
2.7.1 Expansion slots ..................................................... 32
2.7.2 Expansion card installation ................................... 33
2.7.3 Configuring an expansion card ............................. 34
2.8 Installing a second optical drive .......................................... 35
2.9 Installing a hard disk drive ................................................... 37
2.10 Re-installing the power supply unit ...................................... 39
2.11 Replacing the cover ............................................................. 41
2.12 Connecting external devices ............................................... 42