Asus V3-M2V890 User Manual
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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
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 Overview ................................................................. 2-4
2.4.2 Installing CPU .......................................................... 2-4
2.4.3 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 ......................................... 2-10
2.5.3 Removing a DDR2 DIMM ........................................ 2-10
2.6 Expansion slots ................................................................... 2-11
2.6.1 Installing an expansion card .................................. 2-11
2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card .............................. 2-11
2.6.3 PCI Express x 1 slot .............................................. 2-13
2.6.4 PCI slots ................................................................ 2-13
2.6.5 PCI Express x 16 slot ............................................ 2-13
2.7 Installing an optical drive .................................................... 2-14
2.8 Installing a hard disk drive .................................................. 2-15
2.9 Installing a floppy disk drive................................................ 2-18
2.10 Removing the bay covers and reinstalling
the front panel assembly and side cover ............................ 2-19