Asus V4-M3A3200 - Manual (Page 4)

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Contents
ASUS contact information ......................................................................... iii
Notices ........................................................................................................ vii
Safety information .................................................................................... viii
About this guide ......................................................................................... ix
System package contents .......................................................................... xi
Chapter 1 System introduction
1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-2
1.2 Front panel .................................................................................... 1-2
1.3 Rear panel ..................................................................................... 1-3
1.4 Internal components .................................................................... 1-7
Chapter 2 Basic installation
2.1 Preparation ................................................................................... 2-2
2.2 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-3
2.3 Removing the side cover and front panel assembly ................ 2-4
2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-5
2.4.1
Overview ......................................................................... 2-5
2.4.2 Installing CPU ................................................................. 2-5
2.4.3 Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly ................ 2-7
2.5 Installing a DIMM ........................................................................ 2-10
2.5.1
Overview ....................................................................... 2-10
2.5.2 Memory configurations .................................................. 2-10
2.5.3 Installing a DDR2 DIMM ............................................... 2-14
2.5.4 Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 2-14
2.6 Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-15
2.6.1
Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-15
2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card ..................................... 2-15
2.6.3 PCI slots ........................................................................ 2-18
2.6.4 PCI Express x1 slot ....................................................... 2-18
2.6.5 PCI Express x16 slot ..................................................... 2-18
2.7 Installing storage drives ............................................................ 2-19
2.7.1
Installing an optical drive ............................................... 2-19
2.7.2 Installing a floppy disk drive .......................................... 2-19
2.7.3 Installing a hard disk drive ............................................ 2-20