Asus Vintage - Manual (Page 3)

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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