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Chapter 1: System introduction
1.1
Welcome!
Thank you for choosing the ASUS book size barebone system!
The ASUS book size barebone system is a union of power, design, and
performance built on ASUS technology and innovation. Inside the elegant
silver casing is the ASUS P4R8L motherboard that supports Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 processor with up to 800MHz front side bus (FSB), and up to
2GB system memory.
This system features a complete array of multimedia capabilities and
seamless connectivity including dual display function, Fast Ethernet, 4-in-1
card reader, PCMCIA, USB, S/PDIF, and IEEE 1394 interfaces.
The ergonomic design, silent operation, and cost effective architecture of
the ASUS book size barebone system makes it an ideal solution for your
multimedia and computing needs.
1.2
Front panel (external)
The front panel includes the
system and audio control buttons,
system LEDs, and LED panel.
1.
Optical drive door. This door
opens when you eject the
loading tray.
2.
Eject button . Press this
button to eject the loading
tray of the optical drive.
3.
HDD LED
. This LED lights
up when data is being read
from or written to the hard
disk drive.
4.
Front panel I/O door. Open this door to show the front panel input/
output ports.
5.
Power button
. Press this button to turn the system on.
6.
Power LED
. When lit, this LED indicates that the system is ON.
7.
Foot stand. The foot stand allows you to place the system in a
vertical position. See page 40 for details.
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