Asus Vintage User Manual

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Table of contents

Notices ........................................................................................... 6
Safety information .......................................................................... 7
About this guide .............................................................................. 8
System package contents ............................................................ 10

Chapter 1:System Introduction

1.1

Welcome! ............................................................................ 12

1.2

Front panel .......................................................................... 12

1.3

Rear panel ........................................................................... 14

1.4

Internal components ............................................................ 16

Chapter 2: Basic Installation

2.1

Preparation .......................................................................... 18

2.2

Before you proceed ............................................................. 18

2.3

Removing the side plate and front cover ............................. 19

2.4

Central Processing Unit (CPU) ............................................ 21
2.4.1

Overview ............................................................... 21

2.4.2

Installing the CPU ................................................. 22

2.5

Installing the fan and heatsink assembly ............................. 23

2.6

Installing system memory .................................................... 26
2.6.1

Memory configurations .......................................... 26

2.6.2

DIMM installation ................................................... 27

2.7

Installing an expansion card ................................................ 28
2.7.1

Expansion slots ..................................................... 28

2.7.2

Expansion card installation ................................... 29

2.7.3

Configuring an expansion card ............................. 29

2.7.4

Standard interrupt assignments ............................ 30

2.7.5

IRQ assignments for this motherboard ................. 30

2.8

Installing a CD-ROM drive ................................................... 31

2.9

Installing a hard disk drive ................................................... 33

2.10 Re-connecting cables .......................................................... 35
2.11 Replacing the side plate and front cover ............................. 36
2.12 Connecting External Devices .............................................. 38