Asus ESC700, User Manual

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Contents
Notices vi
Federal Communications Commission Statement ..........................................vi
Canadian Department of Communications Statement ....................................vi
REACH ......................................................................................................vii
Safety information .................................................................................................... viii
Electrical Safety ............................................................................................viii
Operation Safety ...........................................................................................viii
About this guide ......................................................................................................... ix
Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.1 System package contents .........................................................................1-2
1.2 Serial number label ....................................................................................1-2
1.3 ESC700 G3 specifications summary ........................................................1-3
1.4 Front panel features ...................................................................................1-5
1.5 Rear panel features ....................................................................................1-6
1.6 Internal features .........................................................................................1-7
1.7 LED information .........................................................................................1-8
1.7.1 Front panel LEDs ........................................................................1-8
1.7.2 Rear panel LEDs .........................................................................1-8
Chapter 2: Hardware Setup
2.1 Chassis cover .............................................................................................2-2
2.1.1 Removing the side cover ............................................................. 2-2
2.2 CPU installation ..........................................................................................2-4
2.3 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation ...........................................2-7
2.4 System memory .........................................................................................2-8
2.4.1 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket ........................ 2-10
2.5 Front panel cover .....................................................................................2-11
2.5.1 Removing the front panel cover ................................................ 2-11
2.6 5.25-inch drives ........................................................................................2-12
2.7 Hard disk drives (HDD) ............................................................................2-14
2.8 Expansion slots ........................................................................................2-18
2.8.1 Installing an expansion card ...................................................... 2-19
2.8.2 Configuring an expansion card ................................................. 2-21
2.9 System fan ................................................................................................2-23
2.10 BIOS update utility ...................................................................................2-24
2.11 Motherboard rear and audio connection ...............................................2-25
2.11.1 Rear I/O connection .................................................................. 2-25
2.11.2 Audio I/O connection ................................................................. 2-27