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Table of contents
Notices ........................................................................................... 6
Safety information .......................................................................... 7
About this guide .............................................................................. 8
System package contents ............................................................ 10
Chapter 1: System Introduction
1.1
Welcome! ............................................................................ 12
1.2
Front panel .......................................................................... 12
1.3
Rear panel ........................................................................... 14
1.4
Internal components ............................................................ 16
Chapter 2: Basic Installation
2.1
Preparation .......................................................................... 18
2.2
Before you proceed ............................................................. 18
2.3
Removing the cover ............................................................ 19
2.4
Detaching the drive frame ................................................... 20
2.5
Installing a CPU ................................................................... 22
2.6
Installing the fan and heatsink assembly ............................. 24
2.7
Installing system memory .................................................... 26
2.7.1
Memory configurations .......................................... 26
2.7.2
DIMM installation ................................................... 27
2.8
Installing an expansion card ................................................ 28
2.8.1
Expansion slots ..................................................... 28
2.8.2
Expansion card installation ................................... 29
2.8.3
Configuring an expansion card ............................. 29
2.8.4
Standard interrupt assignments ............................ 30
2.8.5
IRQ assignments for this motherboard ................. 30
2.9
Installing a CD-ROM drive ................................................... 31
2.10 Installing a hard disk drive ................................................... 33
2.11 Re-connecting cables .......................................................... 35
2.11.1
LED cables ............................................................ 35
2.11.2
UAEX module ........................................................ 36
2.12 Replacing the cover ............................................................. 37
2.13 Connecting external devices ............................................... 39