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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 ............................................................. 1-7
Chapter 2: Basic Installation
2.1 Preparation ........................................................................... 2-2
2.2 Before you proceed .............................................................. 2-2
2.3 Removing the side cover and front panel assembly ............. 2-3
2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .............................................. 2-4
2.4.1 Overview ................................................................. 2-4
2.4.2 Installing CPU .......................................................... 2-4
2.4.3 Installing the heatsink and fan ................................ 2-6
2.5 Installing a DIMM ................................................................... 2-8
2.5.1 Memory configurations
........................................... 2-8
2.5.2 Installing a DDR2 DIMM ......................................... 2-10
2.5.3 Removing a DDR2 DIMM ........................................ 2-10
2.6 Expansion slots ................................................................... 2-11
2.6.1 Expansion slots ..................................................... 2-11
2.6.2 Expansion card installation .................................... 2-11
2.7 Installing an optical drive .................................................... 2-14
2.8 Removing the card reader................................................... 2-16
2.9 Installing hard disk drives (HDDs) ....................................... 2-17
2.9.1 Hard disk drive bays .............................................. 2-17
2.9.2 SATA hard disk drive installation .......................... 2-17
2.9.3 IDE hard disk drive installation .............................. 2-19
2.9.4 Uninstalling a hard disk drive ................................ 2-19
Summary of Contents for Pundit P3-AE5
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