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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 (external) .......................................................... 12
1.3
Front panel (internal) ........................................................... 15
1.4
Rear panel ........................................................................... 17
1.5
Internal components ............................................................ 20
1.6
LED panel ............................................................................ 21
Chapter 2: Basic installation
2.1
Preparation .......................................................................... 24
2.2
Before you proceed ............................................................. 24
2.3
Removing the cover ............................................................ 25
2.4
Removing the power supply ................................................ 26
2.5
Installing a CPU ................................................................... 27
2.5.1
Removing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly .... 27
2.5.2
CPU installation ..................................................... 28
2.5.3
Re-installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly .. 29
2.6
Installing a DIMM ................................................................. 30
2.6.1
Memory configurations .......................................... 30
2.6.2
DIMM installation ................................................... 31
2.7
Installing an expansion card ................................................ 32
2.7.1
Expansion slots ..................................................... 32
2.7.2
Expansion card installation ................................... 33
2.7.3
Configuring an expansion card ............................. 34
2.8
Installing a second optical drive .......................................... 35
2.9
Installing a hard disk drive (HDD) ........................................ 37
2.10 Re-installing the power supply unit ...................................... 39
2.11 Replacing the cover ............................................................. 41
2.12 Connecting external devices ............................................... 42
Chapter 3: Starting up
3.1
Installing an operating system ............................................. 46
3.2
Powering up ........................................................................ 46
