Asus P3-P5G31 - 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 ...................................................2-11
2.5.2 Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 2-15
2.5.3 Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 2-15
2.6 Installing an expansion card ..................................................... 2-16
2.6.2
Expansion card installation ........................................... 2-16
2.7 Installing an optical drive .......................................................... 2-19
Uninstalling the optical drive ........................................................ 2-20
2.8 Removing the card reader ......................................................... 2-21
2.9 Installing hard disk drives (HDDs) ............................................ 2-22
2.9.1
Hard disk drive bays ..................................................... 2-22
2.9.2 SATA hard disk drive installation ................................... 2-22
2.9.3 IDE hard disk drive installation ...................................... 2-24
2.9.4 Uninstalling a hard disk drive ........................................ 2-24