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Chapter 0 Catalogue 

Chapter 0 Contents

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Chapter 1 How To Use This Manual

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1.1 A Thank-you Note Before You Get Started..........................................................................1-1

 

1.2 The Features Of This Manual..............................................................................................1-2

 

1.3 Preliminary Tools .................................................................................................................1-3

 

Chapter 2 Start To Assemble

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2.1 Open The Housing ..............................................................................................................2-1

 

2.2 Check Accessories..............................................................................................................2-3

 

2.3 Check Your I/O Back-panel .................................................................................................2-5

 

2.4 Set Up Hard Disk.................................................................................................................2-7

 

2.5 Set Up Motherboard ..........................................................................................................2-10

 

2.6 Set Up CPU.......................................................................................................................2-12

 

2.7 Plug In Memory .................................................................................................................2-19

 

2.8 Set Up Floppy Diskette Drive ............................................................................................2-21

 

2.9 Set Up Optical Storage Devices........................................................................................2-24

 

2.10 Connect Signal Cable......................................................................................................2-27

 

2.11 Connect Power Cord .......................................................................................................2-30

 

2.12 Connect The Signal Cables Of Front Panel Light ...........................................................2-33

 

2.13 Set Up Interface Card......................................................................................................2-34

 

2.14 All Set ..............................................................................................................................2-37

 

Chapter 3 Check What You've Achieved

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3.1 Connect The External Peripherals ......................................................................................3-1

 

3.2 Turn On The Power To Check .............................................................................................3-5

 

3.3 Postscripts...........................................................................................................................3-9

 

 

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Page 1: ...el 2 5 2 4 Set Up Hard Disk 2 7 2 5 Set Up Motherboard 2 10 2 6 Set Up CPU 2 12 2 7 Plug In Memory 2 19 2 8 Set Up Floppy Diskette Drive 2 21 2 9 Set Up Optical Storage Devices 2 24 2 10 Connect Signa...

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Page 3: ...the registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc The logos of Intel Intel Celeron and Pentium II III are the registered trademarks of Intel Corporation The logos of Microsoft Windows are the re...

Page 4: ...stand Lengthy fanciful but vague theories Instead this manual explains theories in simple language by colorful illustrations Therefore you will see the icons below quite often Note Contains knowledge...

Page 5: ...e fallen screws that are impossible to reach by hands Some screw holes are difficult to reach At this case we need a magnetic screwdriver as well In addition the size of tool does matter Generally the...

Page 6: ...Note 1 4 How To Use This Manual...

Page 7: ...rk smoothly in most cases FCC Class B DoC and CE conformed standards guarantee your health A high efficiency motherboard attached makes your job much easier A great extensible function you can optiona...

Page 8: ...ides of housings To remove side housings slide the housing a bit backward and lift it up Procedure goes the same with the other side Then you can have a clear look of AOpen Mid Tower Baresystem 2 2 St...

Page 9: ...to your country Fixed screws After opening the accessory parcel you ll see three different types of screws as follows As shown in the picture the threads on NO 1 screw are wide and it is a so called h...

Page 10: ...s such as hard disk and CD ROM 40 Pin Connector IDE Cable a 80 pin connector to connect the hard disk with IDE interface and CD ROM 80 Pin Connector Floppy Diskette Drive FDD Cable is a 34 pin connect...

Page 11: ...ects or network functions then you need more ports to connect external speakers and network Check I O connector ports on the motherboard with your housing and decide which port brackets you need to br...

Page 12: ...ture use a tool to tear down the bracket by twisting it several times Be careful when twisting When breaking brackets it is wise to use a pliers to avoid cutting yourself If you fail to have a pliers...

Page 13: ...has been mentioned to you we assume you know the definition of Jumpers The setting of Jumpers in IDE hard disk is essential for a computer to distinguish various devices connected on the same cable To...

Page 14: ...ust aim the salient at the dent and then plug it in Lock the hard disk in the frame Our special design provides you an easy way to remove HDD FDD frame from the housing Just press the spring and pull...

Page 15: ...screws for a hard disk in the parcel when you buy a new hard disk If no screws are attached use those packed in the accessory parcel Make sure to use the NO 2 screws See page 2 3 Pack the HDD FDD fram...

Page 16: ...r motherboard and adjust the Jumper settings according to your personal requirements How many brass studs should I screw Please refer to your motherboard handbook to adjust the Jumper settings accordi...

Page 17: ...ck panel brackets and place it on the brass studs you just screwed Remove the frame first In order to install the motherboard smoothly you may remove the Hard Disk frame first See Page 2 8 Tighten the...

Page 18: ...her varieties of CPU available in the marketplace Please pay attention to the model when you are purchasing It should be consistent with your motherboard What we use here is an Intel s Pentium III CPU...

Page 19: ...evice You may find out the pin arrangement at four corners of CPU is different Two of them have a bevel angle which is a fool proof As long as you don t insert it too hard the CPU is unable to be loca...

Page 20: ...non above the socket Use a tool to place the clip at the other side into the tenon Lastly plug in the fan connector Be aware of its direction Be careful not to scratch the motherboard When setting up...

Page 21: ...let s take a look at Pentium4 CPU itself Note that the arrow indicates the first pin As shown in the picture it s a Micro FC PGA CPU of Intel Pentium4 which is the so called Socket478 CPU Please pay...

Page 22: ...erent Two of them have a bevel angle which is for fool proof purpose As long as you don t insert it too hard the CPU is unable to be located into the socket if it is wrongly placed After CPU is locate...

Page 23: ...which is as shown below Be careful not to scratch the motherboard When setting up the cooling fan please avoid the iron piece scratching the motherboard otherwise it may cause serious damage Press iro...

Page 24: ...the current of the power supplier to the motherboard please remember to plug in the 4 pin power connector at the first place Still pay attention to the direction when you plug it in Be careful the dir...

Page 25: ...This one is a 168 pin SDRAM This one is a 184 pin DDR SDRAM Pay attention to the direction of the jag Pull open two sides of tenons on the memory socket 2 19 Start To Handle Make the golden finger as...

Page 26: ...e memory module at the marked area of the socket Insert the memory module vertically downward into the socket with both hands Please be careful when you insert the memory module It can never survive t...

Page 27: ...4 pin cable and no Jumper has to be adjusted before the diskette drive is installed Know your diskette drive This is where the first pin is located Remove the diskette drive cover on the front panel o...

Page 28: ...st press the spring and pull the frame outward Connect a signal cable to the diskette drive It would be easier to carry out the procedure if the signal cable is properly plugged before locking up the...

Page 29: ...fix it securely to complete this step It s pretty simple Just aim two tenons on the fixed frame at the housing and the other one tenon on the top of the frame Then push it to the opposite direction Yo...

Page 30: ...Adjust the Jumper settings of CD ROM drive Like hard disk drive every IDE device has to adjust Jumper settings Here we set CD ROM drive as Slave Set CD ROM drive to Slave as marked Can I install the...

Page 31: ...R and the white line to the side marked L What is audio cable for When you play music with CD ROM player the digital music data is transmitted to audio device through this cable That s why you can hea...

Page 32: ...sing Screw the CD ROM drive with NO 3 screws Next lock the CD ROM drive in the fixed frame The screws used for CD ROM drive are the same as those used for diskette drive They are NO 3 screws with narr...

Page 33: ...he motherboard You won t go wrong if you read the words correctly First pin 40 pin IDE connector 34 pin floppy disk drive connector First pin You can distinguish IDE cable from left and right Normally...

Page 34: ...of IDE cables at the first pin of the socket where has a bold line marked at the corner of socket on the motherboard If you are still not sure please refer to your motherboard manual What if there is...

Page 35: ...to work it Please note that the position of CD audio connectors is various on different motherboards You will never go wrong if you know how to read the words on the motherboard You won t go wrong if...

Page 36: ...he wrong direction Just match the connector bevel with that of the socket to plug it in Connect the power cord of hard disk drive Let s have a look how the power connector is like You won t go wrong i...

Page 37: ...ve a foolproof device You cannot plug it in if you get it in the wrong direction Connect the power cord of the floppy disk drive The power cord shown below is for the floppy disk drive Although powere...

Page 38: ...irection when you plug it in Be careful the direction of clip when plugging Pentium 4 CPU power connector Only For Pentium 4 CPU users If you choose a P4 motherboard you have to connect a special conn...

Page 39: ...front panel lights Due to the lack of the standard pin module on the front panel lights please refer to your motherboard manual and follow its instructions to connect each signal cable 1 RESET ACPI P...

Page 40: ...acceleration card We take VGA card as an example to demonstrate how to set up an interface card The set up of other interface cards is very similar Different interface cards not only vary in outlooks...

Page 41: ...lock them in It is very easy to remove the rear port brackets from the housing You can use a screwdriver to help you to remove our specially designed rear port brackets Aim the golden finger of the in...

Page 42: ...Screw the interface card to the housing with NO 1 screws 2 36 Start To Handle...

Page 43: ...you imagine isn t it The final thing to do is to put both sides of housings back Then it is all done Relocate both sides of the housing Please note that you have to locate the hooks of the side housin...

Page 44: ...Note 2 38 Start To Handle...

Page 45: ...connector RJ45 jack USB connector COM1 Printer port VGA Connector Multimedia speaker jack External sound input Microphone jack Joystick of MIDI device connector If the module you choose doesn t have V...

Page 46: ...pin plug of the monitor cable to the monitor connector at the back of Baresystem and tighten the screws If the module you choose doesn t have a VGA function please note that the connector position is...

Page 47: ...on t get wrong if you follow those marked colors Connect network cable If the modal you choose has a built in network function on the motherboard or you have installed a Network Interface card please...

Page 48: ...world via a phone line Please beware that there are two connectors on the modem card One connects to phone line To Line while the other one connects to telephone To Phone To Line To Phone Finally con...

Page 49: ...ctivating the power you ll expect to see the following screen and a line of message saying Press DEL to enter SETUP at the bottom of the screen Please press Delete button Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An...

Page 50: ...Delete you ll see the following BIOS setup Now you can move the cursor by using direction keys on the keyboard Move the cursor to the option item Load Setup defaults and press Enter 3 6 Check What Yo...

Page 51: ...een will pop up to confirm the default BIOS values Please press Y to confirm and then press Enter Finally move the cursor to Save Exit Setup and press Enter to save the parameters and exit BIOS setup...

Page 52: ...At the same time type Y in the dialogue box and press Enter to exit Now everything is perfectly finished 3 8 Check What You ve Achieved...

Page 53: ...ter step by step As for the application part you can find all varieties of books with comprehensive introduction in bookstores Having a computer of your own is a beginning to the era of information If...

Page 54: ...Note 3 10 Check What You ve Achieved...

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