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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 Lifting the power supply .......................................................
2-4
2.5 Installing a CPU .....................................................................
2-4
2.5.1 Removing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly .......
2-4
2.5.2 CPU installation .......................................................
2-5
2.5.3 Reinstalling the CPU fan and heatsink assembly .....
2-7
2.6 Installing a DIMM ...................................................................
2-8
2.6.1 Memory congurations ...........................................
2-9
2.6.2 DIMM installation ...................................................
2-13
2.7 Installing an expansion card ................................................
2-14
2.7.1 Expansion slots .....................................................
2-14
2.7.2 Expansion card installation ....................................
2-15
2.8 Installing an optical drive ....................................................
2-17
2.9 Installing a hard disk drive (HDD) .......................................
2-17
2.10 Reinstalling the power supply unit ......................................
2-19
2.11 Replacing the cover ............................................................
2-21