Asus P3-P5G33 - Manual (Page 3)

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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..................................................................... 1-6
Chapter.2:. Basic.Installation
2.1. Preparation.................................................................................... 2-2
2.2. Before.you.proceed...................................................................... 2-2
2.3. Removing.the.covers.................................................................... 2-3
2.3.1
Removing the system cover ............................................ 2-3
2.3.2 Removing the front panel assembly ................................ 2-4
2.4. Installing.a.CPU............................................................................. 2-5
2.4.1
CPU installation .............................................................. 2-5
2.4.2 Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly ................ 2-8
2.5. Installing.a.DIMM......................................................................... 2-10
2.5.1
Memory configurations .................................................. 2-10
2.5.2 Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 2-13
2.5.3 Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 2-13
2.6. Installing.an.expansion.card...................................................... 2-14
2.6.1
Expansion slots ............................................................. 2-14
2.6.2 Expansion card installation ........................................... 2-14
2.7. Installing.an.optical.drive........................................................... 2-17
Uninstalling the optical drive ........................................................ 2-18
2.8. Removing.the.card.reader.......................................................... 2-19
2.9. Installing.hard.disk.drives.(HDDs)............................................. 2-20
2.9.1
Hard disk drive bays ..................................................... 2-20
2.9.2 SATA hard disk drive installation ................................... 2-20
2.9.3 IDE hard disk drive installation ...................................... 2-22