Asus V4-M3N8200 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
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
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 storage drives ............................................................ 2-16
2.7.1
Installing an optical drive ............................................... 2-16
2.7.2
Installing a floppy disk drive .......................................... 2-16
2.7.3
Installing a hard disk drive ............................................ 2-17
2.8
Reinstalling the front panel assembly and side cover ........... 2-18
2.9
Re-connecting cables ................................................................ 2-19