Asus V3-M2NC61P User Manual
Page 3

iii
Table of 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 .................................................................... 1-7
Chapter 2:
Basic Installation
2.1
Preparation ................................................................................... 2-2
2.2
Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-2
2.3
Removing the side cover and front panel assembly ................ 2-3
2.4
Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-4
2.4.1
Installing the CPU ........................................................... 2-4
2.4.2
Installing the heatsink and fan ........................................ 2-6
2.5
Installing a DIMM .......................................................................... 2-8
2.5.1
Memory configurations .................................................... 2-8
2.5.2
Installing a DDR2 DIMM ............................................... 2-12
2.5.3
Removing a DDR2 DIMM ............................................. 2-12
2.6
Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-13
2.6.1
Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-13
2.6.2
Configuring an expansion card ..................................... 2-13
2.6.3
PCI slots ........................................................................ 2-15
2.6.4
PCI Express x1 slot ....................................................... 2-15
2.6.5
PCI Express x16 slot ..................................................... 2-15
2.7
Installing an optical drive .......................................................... 2-16
2.8
Installing a hard disk drive ........................................................ 2-17
2.9
Installing the card reader .......................................................... 2-19
2.10 Installing a floppy disk drive ..................................................... 2-21
2.11 Re-connecting cables ................................................................ 2-22
2.12 Reinstalling the cover ................................................................ 2-23