Asus V3-P5G31 - 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
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 the 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 ............................................... 2-13
2.5.3 Removing a DDR2 DIMM ............................................. 2-13
2.6 Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-14
2.6.1
Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-14
2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card ..................................... 2-14
2.6.3 PCI slots ........................................................................ 2-16
2.6.4 PCI Express x1 slot ....................................................... 2-16
2.6.5 PCI Express x16 slot ..................................................... 2-16
2.7 Installing an optical drive .......................................................... 2-17
2.8 Installing a hard disk drive ........................................................ 2-18
2.9 Installing the card reader .......................................................... 2-20
2.10 Installing a floppy disk drive ..................................................... 2-22
2.11 Re-connecting cables ................................................................ 2-23
2.12 Reinstalling the cover ................................................................ 2-24