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Chapter 2

Basic installation

This chapter provides step-by-

step instructions on how to install

components in the system.

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Summary of Contents for AS-D672

Page 1: ...BA5120 AS D672 ASUS PC System Installation Manual ...

Page 2: ...ICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT SPECIFICATI...

Page 3: ...4 2 Installing CPU 2 4 2 4 3 Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly 2 6 2 5 Installing a DIMM 2 8 2 5 1 Memory configurations 2 8 2 5 2 Installing a DDR2 DIMM 2 9 2 5 3 Removing a DDR2 DIMM 2 9 2 6 Expansion slots 2 10 2 6 1 Installing an expansion card 2 10 2 6 2 Configuring an expansion card 2 10 2 6 3 PCI Express x1 slots 2 12 2 6 4 PCI slots 2 12 2 6 5 PCI Express x16 slot 2 12 2 7 Insta...

Page 4: ...3 3 Support CD information 3 3 3 3 1 Running the support CD 3 3 3 3 2 Drivers menu 3 4 3 3 3 Utilities menu 3 5 3 3 4 Manual menu 3 6 3 3 5 ASUS Contact information 3 6 3 3 6 Other information 3 7 3 4 Recovering your system 3 9 3 4 1 In Windows XP environment 3 9 3 4 2 In Windows Vista environment 3 10 ...

Page 5: ...is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Canadian Department of Communications S...

Page 6: ...contact your dealer immediately To avoid short circuits keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors slots sockets and circuitry Avoid dust humidity and temperature extremes Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet Place the product on a stable surface If you encounter technical problems with the product contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Lithiu...

Page 7: ...e contains the following parts 1 Chapter 1 System introduction This chapter gives a general description of the ASUS BA5120 AS D672 The chapter lists the system features including introduction on the front and rear panel and internal components 2 Chapter 2 Basic installation This chapter provides step by step instructions on how to install components in the system 3 Chapter 3 Starting up This chapt...

Page 8: ...ch as warranty flyers that may have been added by your dealer These documents are not part of the standard package Conventions used in this guide To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual DANGER WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task CAUTION Information to prevent damage to the compo...

Page 9: ...or the following items If any of the items is damaged or missing contact your retailer immediately 1 ASUS BA5120 AS D672 PC system with ASUS motherboard Power supply unit ASUS chassis 2 Cable AC power cable 3 CD Support CD Recovery CD 4 Documents User guide Warranty card ...

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Page 11: ...ter 1 System introduction This chapter gives a general description of the ASUS BA5120 AS D672 The chapter lists the system features including introduction on the front and rear panel and internal components ...

Page 12: ...land package The system supports up to 4 GB of system memory using DDR2 800 667 DIMMs High resolution graphics via integrated graphics controller or PCI Express x16 slot Serial ATA USB 2 0 and 8 channel audio feature the system and take you ahead in the world of power computing 1 2 Front panel The front panel includes the optical drive bays floppy disk drive bay power button and several I O ports ...

Page 13: ...ssis Fan Vent LAN RJ 45 Port COM1 Port Expansion Slots Voltage selector The PSU has a 115V 230V voltage selector switch located beside the power connector Use this switch to select the appropriate system input voltage according to the voltage supply in your area If the voltage supply in your area is 100V 127V set this switch to 115V If the voltage supply in your area is 200V 240V set this switch t...

Page 14: ...s You can refer to illustration below to connect any input external storage multimedia devices with your PC CTR BASS LINE IN LINE OUT MIC IN REAR S P K SIDE S P K Line out Line in MIC Output USB Power PS 2 Keyboard VGA PS 2 Mouse Parallel Port Expansion Card RJ 45 Port Serial port device About the installation of the peripherals refer to the repective manuals for details ...

Page 15: ...Chapter 2 Basic installation This chapter provides step by step instructions on how to install components in the system ...

Page 16: ...ing Unit CPU 2 DDR2 Dual Inline Memory Module s DIMM 3 Expansion card s 4 Hard disk drive 5 Optical drive 6 Floppy disk drive Tool Phillips cross screw driver 2 2 Removing the side cover 1 Remove the cover screws on the rear panel 2 Unlock the side cover lock 3 Pull the side cover toward the rear panel until its hooks disengage from the chassis tab holes Set the side cover aside 1 2 3 1 2 ...

Page 17: ...ed wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal object such as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component 2 3 Before you proceed Take note of the follow...

Page 18: ...ontact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing or if you see any damage to the PnP cap socket contacts motherboard components ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment transit related Keep the cap after installing the motherboard ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization RMA requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the LGA775 socket The...

Page 19: ...ever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle A B Load lever Retention tab 4 Lift the load plate with your thumb and forefinger to a 100º angle 4A then push the PnP cap from the load plate window to remove 4B 5 Position the CPU over the socket making sure that the gold triangle is on the bottom left corner of the socket then fit the socket alignment key into the CPU notch Gold triangle mark A...

Page 20: ...k professional medical help 2 4 3 Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly The Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance When you buy a boxed Intel Pentium 4 processor the package includes the CPU fan and heatsink assembly If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use only Intel certified mu...

Page 21: ...monitoring errors occurs if you fail to plug this connector The type of CPU heatsink and fan assembly may differ but the installation steps and fucntions should remain the same The illustration above is for reference only To install the CPU heatsink and fan 1 Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU making sure that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard A B B 2 Push down two ...

Page 22: ...IMMs Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor Refer to the DDR2 Qualified Vendors List for details Some odd version DDR2 667 DIMMs may not match Intel On Die Temination 0DT requirement and may downgrade to run at DDR2 533 If this happen contact your retailer for the ODT value This motherboard does...

Page 23: ...clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components A DDR2 DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM 3 Unlocked retaining clip 1 DD...

Page 24: ...se Keep the screw for later use 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components 2 6 2 Con...

Page 25: ...ontroller 1 shared USB controller 2 shared USB controller 3 shared USB controller 4 shared USB 2 0 controller shared HD audio shared LAN shared IRQ Priority Standard function 0 1 System timer 1 2 Keyboard controller 2 3 11 IRQ holder for PCI steering 4 12 Communications port COM1 5 13 Standard IRQ holder for PCI steering 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 Printer Port LPT1 8 3 System CMOS Real Time ...

Page 26: ... 3 PCI Express x1 slots This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications The figure shows a network card installed on the PCI Express x1 slot 2 6 5 PCI Express x16 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications The figure shows a graphics card installed on ...

Page 27: ...e right side of the assembly are exposed 3 Remove the front panel assembly then set aside 1 2 2 7 1 Installing an optical drive Refer to the instructions in this section if you wish to install a new optical drive Follow these steps to install an optical drive 1 Place the chassis upright 2 Remove the drive slot plate cover 3 Release the bay locks 4 Insert the optical drive into the upper 5 25 inch ...

Page 28: ...all a Serial ATA hard disk drive 35 5 5 Push in the bay locks to secure the optical drive IDE ribbon cable Power cable 6 Connect a power cable from the power supply to the power connector at the back of the optical drive 7 Connect one end of the IDE ribbon cable to the IDE interface at the back of the optical drive matching the red stripe on the cable with Pin 1 on the IDE interface 1 Lift up the ...

Page 29: ...the back of the drive then connect the other end to a Serial ATA connector on the motherboard Connect a 15 pin Serial ATA power plug from the power supply unit to the 15 pin power connector at the back of the drive OR Connect a 4 pin female power plug from the power supply unit to the 4 pin male power connector at the back of the drive If your Serial ATA HDD has both 4 pin and 15 pin connectors at...

Page 30: ...ing the IDE cable and power plug Refer to the HDD documentation on how to set the drive as a Master device If you will install two IDE hard disk drives configure the other device as Slave 3 Connect the gray interface of the IDE ribbon cable to the IDE connector on the drive 4 If you install two IDE hard disk drives connect the black interface of the IDE ribbon cable to the IDE connector on the sec...

Page 31: ...the signal cable to the floppy disk drive connector on the motherboard 5 Connect a 4 pin power cable from the power supply unit to the power connector at the back of the floppy disk drive Floppy ribbon cable Power cable 1 2 3 To install a floppy disk drive 1 Carefully insert the card reader module into the 3 25 bay until the screw holes align with the holes on the bay 2 Insert two screws into the ...

Page 32: ...ssis cover LED cables Connect the reset button power switch power LED and HDD LED cables to their respective leads in the system panel connector on the motherboard HDD LED Power LED Power Switch Reset button P5KPL E BP System Panel Connector P5KPL E Requires an ATX power supply NEL PLED PWR 5V Speaker Ground RESET Ground Reset Ground Ground PWRSW PLED IDE_LED IDE_LED IDE_LED PLED SPEAKER PA ...

Page 33: ...Chapter 3 Starting up This chapter helps you power up the system and install drivers and utilities from the support CD ...

Page 34: ...ardware Motherboard settings and hardware options vary Use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for reference only Refer to your OS documentation for detailed information 3 2 Powering up Press the system power button to enter the OS Press to turn ON the system DO NOT install the drivers from the Windows operating system at the first time bootup Install the drivers bundled in the support ...

Page 35: ...contains the drivers software applications and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features 3 3 1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to the optical drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice Visit the ASUS website www asus com for updates Cli...

Page 36: ...S InstAll Installation Wizard for Drivers Launches the ASUS InstAll driver installation wizard Intel Chipset Inf Update Program Installs Intel chipset inf update program Realtek Audio Driver Installs the Realtek audio driver and application Intel Graphics Accelerator Driver Installs Intel Graphics Accelerator Driver Atheros L1 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installs Atheros L1 Gigabit Ethernet Driver ...

Page 37: ... motherboard BIOS in Windows environment This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP ASUS PC Probe II This smart utility monitors the fan speed CPU temperature and system voltages and alerts you of any detected problems This utility helps you keep your computer in healthy operating condition ASUS AI Gear2 Installs the ASUS AI Gear2 util...

Page 38: ...of the user manual Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format PDF Install the Adobe Acrobat Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file 3 3 5 ASUS Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide ...

Page 39: ...f the screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the support CD Click an icon to display the specified information Motherboard Info Displays the general specifications of the motherboard Browse this CD Displays the support CD contents in graphical format ...

Page 40: ...Filelist Displays the contents of the support CD and a brief description of each in text format Technical support form Displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to fill out when requesting technical support ...

Page 41: ...m needs to be powered ON 2 Restart the system and press F8 on bootup and select to boot from the optical drive 3 Select a partition option and click Next Partition options Recover system to a partition only This option will delete only the partition you select from below allowing you to keep other partitions and create a new system partition as drive C Recover system to entire HD This option will ...

Page 42: ...tition named RECOVERY The Recovery Partition is created at the factory and cannot be restored by the user if deleted Take your system to an authorized ASUS service center if you have problems with the recovery process 1 Press F8 during bootup requires a Recovery Partition 2 Press Enter to select Windows Setup EMS Enabled 3 Read the ASUS Preload Wizard screen and click Next 4 Select a partition opt...

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