Asus V3-P5P43 - Manual (Page 3)

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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
Voltage selector .............................................................................. 1-7
1.4. Internal.components..................................................................... 1-8
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
Overview ......................................................................... 2-4
2.4.2 Installing CPU ................................................................. 2-4
2.4.3 Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly ................ 2-6
2.5. Installing.a.DIMM........................................................................... 2-8
2.5.1
Memory configurations .................................................... 2-9
2.5.2 Installing a DDR2 DIMM ............................................... 2-16
2.5.3 Removing a DDR2 DIMM ............................................. 2-16
2.6. Expansion.slots........................................................................... 2-17
2.6.1
Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-17
2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card ..................................... 2-17
2.6.3 PCI slots ........................................................................ 2-20
2.6.4 PCI Express x1 slot ....................................................... 2-20
2.6.5 PCI Express x16 slot ..................................................... 2-20
2.7. Installing.an.optical.drive........................................................... 2-21
2.8. Installing.a.hard.disk.drive......................................................... 2-22
2.9. Installing.the.card.reader........................................................... 2-24
2.10 Installing a floppy disk drive...................................................... 2-26
2.11. Re-connecting.cables................................................................. 2-27
2.12. Reinstalling.the.cover................................................................. 2-28