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English Vintage V2-AH2 Barebone System Quick Installation Guide2 Quick installation guide English Rear panel features Front panel features Refer to the system user guide for installation details and other system information from ASUS website. 5.25-inch drive bay cover IEEE 1394 port Power button Reset button HDD LED USB 2.0 ports Microphone port 3.5-inch drive bay cover Headphone port DV I

1. Front panel cover

2. 5.25-inch optical drive bays

3. Hard disk drive bay

4. Floppy disk drive bay

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. DV I

114 Quick installation guide English 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 tabs. Set the side cover aside.

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

disengage from the chassis.

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.

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!

35Quick installation guide English Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly

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

IMPORTANT. Make sure that the fan and heatsink assembly perfectly ts the retention 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.

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. 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.6 Quick installation guide English Installing an expansion card Installing a DIMM

1. Locate the DIMM sockets in the

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.

• A DDR2 DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it ts in only one direction. Do not force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM.

1. Remove the metal bracket lock.

2. Remove the metal cover opposite

the slot that you intend to use.

3. Insert the card connector to the

slot, then press the card rmly until it ts in place.

17Quick installation guide English 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.

1. Place the chassis upright, then

remove the lower 3.5” drive bay metal plate cover.

2. Insert the oppy disk drive to

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

3. Secure the oppy disk drive with

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.

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.

SATA signal and power plugs to the connectors at the back of the drive. For IDE HDD: Connect the IDE signal and power plugs to the connectors at the back of the drive. SATA IDE Removing the bay covers and reinstalling the front panel assembly and side cover If you installed an optical and/or oppy disk drive, remove the bay cover(s) on the 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 the bay cover.

3. Push the bay cover inward, then

4. Follow the same instructions to

remove the 3.5” drive bay cover. 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 of the chassis.

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

the chassis until the front panel assembly ts in place.

3. Insert the side cover hooks to the chassis top and bottom holes.

4. Push the side cover to the direction of the front panel until it ts in place.

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