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Chapter 1: System introduction
1.1
Front panel
The ASUS BP5265/AS-D596 Desktop PC includes an ASUS motherboard, a power
supply unit, a front panel, and a rear panel. All of these components are integrated
in a system casing elaborately designed by ASUS.
The illustration below shows the front panel and the components on it.
4 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x Headphone port
1 x Microphone port
ODD LED
1 x 3.5 inch drive bay*
1 x 5.25 inch optical disk drive bay*
Power button / Power LED
SD
MMC
CF
MD
MS
SMC
• The storage card reader, optical disk drive, and floppy disk drive are
optional items which are not included in the system package. They are
purchased separately.
• The 5.25 inch optical disk drive bay is for a 5.25 inch DVD-ROM / CD-RW /
DVD-RW device.
• The 3.5 inch drive bay is for a 3.5 inch hard disk drive / floppy disk drive /
USB storage card reader.
• The storage card reader is for Secure Digital™ / MultimediaCard / Memory
Stick
®
/ CompactFlash
®
/ Microdrive™ / SmartMedia
®
storage cards.
