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Table of contents
Notices ......................................................................................................... vi
Safety information ..................................................................................... vii
About this guide ....................................................................................... viii
System package contents ........................................................................... x
Chapter 1: System Introduction
1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-2
1.2 Front panel ................................................................................... 1-2
1.3 Rear panel ..................................................................................... 1-4
1.4 Internal components .................................................................... 1-6
Chapter 2: Basic Installation
2.1 Preparation ................................................................................... 2-2
2.2 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-2
2.3 Removing the side cover ............................................................. 2-3
2.4 Removing the front panel cover ................................................. 2-4
2.5 Removing the storage drive assembly ...................................... 2-4
2.6 Removing the CPU fan and heatsink ......................................... 2-5
2.7 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-6
2.7.1 Overview ......................................................................... 2-6
2.7.2 Installing CPU ................................................................. 2-6
2.7.3 Installing the heatsink and fan ........................................ 2-8
2.8 Installing a DIMM ........................................................................ 2-10
2.8.1 Memory configurations .................................................. 2-10
2.8.2 Installing a DDR2 DIMM ...............................................
2-15
2.8.3 Removing a DDR2 DIMM ............................................. 2-15
2.9 Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-16
2.9.1 PCI slot ......................................................................... 2-16
2.9.2 PCI Express x1 slot ....................................................... 2-16
2.9.3 Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-16
2.10 Installing an optical drive .......................................................... 2-18
2.11 Reinstalling the storage drive assembly ................................. 2-19
2.12 Installing the foot stand ............................................................. 2-20
2.13 Reinstalling the front panel cover and the cover .................... 2-20