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USER MANUAL V2P5P43 ASUS

English V-Series ASUS PC (Desktop Barebone) Installation manual2 Installation manual English Rear panel features Front panel features

(some models may have four rear USB 2.0 ports)

6. LAN (RJ-45) port ( )

7. One of the following ports:

• Coaxial S/PDIF Out port (

2. 3.5-inch drive bay

NOTE: The rear panel ports and their locations may vary, depending on the model of your system. For detailed descriptions, refer to the system User Guide.

NOTE: *Some models may have two additional USB 2.0 ports and/or one IEEE 1394a port.

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9. Oneofthefollowingaudioportscongurations:

1. Front panel cover

2. 5.25-inch optical drive bays

3. Floppy disk drive bay

4. Hard disk drive bay

NOTE: *Refer to the system User Guide for motherboard details.4 Installation manual English Selecting the voltage The system’s power supply unit has a 115 V/230 V voltage selector switch located beside the power connector. Use this switch to select the appropriate system input voltage according to the voltage supply in your area. If the voltage supply in your area is 100-127 V, set the switch to 115 V. If the voltage supply in your area is 200-240 V, set the switch to 230 V. Removing the side cover and front panel assembly

1. Remove the cover screws on the rear panel.

2. Pull the side cover toward the rear panel until its hooks disengage from the

chassis tab holes. Set the side cover aside.

3. Locate the front panel assembly hooks, then lift them until they disengage

4. Swing the front panel assembly to the right, until the hinge-like tabs on the

right side of the assembly are exposed.

5. Remove the front panel assembly, then set aside.

Chassis tab holes NOTE: Refer to the system User Guide for the exact location of the voltage selector.5 Installation manual English Installing a CPU CAUTION. To prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU. Installing an Intel

4 CPU in the LGA775 package

1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.

2. Press the load lever with your thumb

(A), then move it to the left (B) until it is released from the retention tab.

3. Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to

4. Lift the load plate with your thumb and

forengertoa100ºangle(4A),thenpushthe PnP cap from the load plate window to remove (4B). Gold triangle mark Alignment key Load lever Retention tab

5. Position the CPU over the socket, making

sure that the gold triangle is on the bottom-left corner of the socket. Fit the socket alignment key into the CPU notch.

6. Close the load plate (A), then push the load

lever (B) until it snaps into the retention tab.

Installation manual English Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly Installing an Intel

4 CPU heatsink and fan

1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed

CPU, making sure that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard.

2. Push down two fasteners at a time in a

diagonal sequence to secure the heatsink and fan assembly in place.

3. When the fan and heatsink assembly is in

place, connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard. Installing an AMD CPU

1. Locate the CPU socket, then lift the socket lever to a 90º angle.

2. Install the CPU to the socket, making sure that the CPU corner with the gold

triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle.

3. Push down the socket lever to secure the CPU.

CAUTION: Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and severely damage the CPU!

Installation manual English Installing an AMD CPU heatsink and fan

1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU.

IMPORTANT.Makesurethatthefanandheatsinkassemblyperfectlytstheretention mechanism module base; otherwise you can not lock the retention bracket.

2. Attach one end of the retention bracket to the retention module base.

3. Attach the other end of the retention bracket (near the retention bracket lock)

to the retention module base until it clicks in place. NOTE. Your boxed CPU should come with installation instructions for the CPU, fan/heatsink assembly, and the retention mechanism. If the instructions in this section do not match the CPU documentation, follow the latter.

4. Push down the retention bracket lock on the retention mechanism to secure

the fan and heatsink to the module retention module base.

5. Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard.

CAUTION. Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring error can occur if you fail to plug this connector. Retention module base CPU heatsink CPU fan Retention bracket lock Retention bracket CPU fan connector

Installation manual English Installing an expansion card

2. Remove the metal bracket lock.1. Remove the metal cover opposite

the slot that you intend to use.

3. Insert the card connector to the

1. Locate the DIMM sockets in the motherboard.

2. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward.

3. Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the

break on the socket.

4. Push the DIMM to the socket until the retaining clips snap inward.

• Unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs. Failure to do so may cause damage to the motherboard and/or components.

• ADDRDIMMiskeyedwithanotchsothatittsinonlyonedirection.Donotforce a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM.

Installation manual English Hard disk drive

1. Place the chassis upright, then

remove the upper 3.5” drive bay metal plate cover.

2. Insert the hard disk drive to the bay,

then carefully push the drive until its screw holes align with the holes on the bay.

3. Secure the hard disk drive with two

screws on both sides of the bay. Floppy disk drive

1. Place the chassis upright, then

remove the lower 3.5” drive bay metal plate cover.

2. Inserttheoppydiskdrivetothe

bay, then carefully push the drive until its screw holes align with the holes on the bay.

3. Securetheoppydiskdrivewith

two screws on both sides of the bay.

4. Connect the signal (A) and power

(B) plugs to connectors at the back of the drive. Installing storage drives Optical drive

1. Place the chassis upright, then

remove the upper 5.25” drive bay metal plate cover.

2. Insert the optical drive to the bay,

then carefully push the drive until its screw holes align with the holes on the bay.

3. Secure the optical drive with two

screws on both sides of the bay.

4. Connect the IDE (A) and power (B)

plugs to connectors at the back of the drive.

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4. For SATA HDD: Connect the SATA

signal and power plugs to the connectors at the back of the drive. For IDE HDD: Connect the IDE and power plugs to the connectors at the back of the drive. Removing the bay covers and reinstalling the front panel assembly and side cover Ifyouinstalledanopticaland/oroppydiskdrive,removethebaycover(s)onthe front panel assembly before reinstalling it to the chassis. To do this:

1. Locate the bay cover locks.

2. Press the locks outward to release

3. Push the bay cover inward, then set

4. Follow the same instructions to

remove the 3.5” drive bay cover. Air duct To reinstall the front panel assembly and side cover:

1. Insert the front panel assembly hinge-like tabs to the holes on the right side

2. Swing the front panel assembly to the left, then insert the hooks to the

chassisuntilthefrontpanelassemblytsinplace.

3. Insert the six side cover hooks into the chassis tab holes .

4. Pushthesidecovertothedirectionofthefrontpaneluntilittsinplace.

5. Secure the cover with two screws you removed earlier.

• Port S/PDIF Out coaxial (