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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 ................................................................... 2-8
2.8.1 Memory configurations ........................................... 2-8
2.8.2 Installing a DDR2 DIMM ......................................... 2-11
2.8.3 Removing a DDR2 DIMM ........................................ 2-11
2.9 Expansion slots ................................................................... 2-12
2.9.1 PCI slots ................................................................ 2-12
2.9.2 Installing an expansion card .................................. 2-12
2.10 Installing an optical drive .................................................... 2-14
2.11 Reinstalling the storage drive assembly ............................. 2-15
2.12 Installing the foot stand ..................................................... 2-16
2.13 Reinstalling the front panel cover and the cover ................ 2-16
