Asus Pundit-R350 - Manual (Page 3)

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Table of contents
Notices ........................................................................................... 6
Safety information .......................................................................... 6
About this guide .............................................................................. 7
System package contents .............................................................. 9
Chapter 1: System introduction
1.1 Welcome! ............................................................................ 12
1.2 Front panel (external) .......................................................... 12
1.3 Front panel (internal) ........................................................... 13
1.4 Rear panel ........................................................................... 14
1.5 Internal components ............................................................ 16
1.6 System dimension ............................................................... 16
Chapter 2: Basic installation
2.1 Preparation .......................................................................... 18
2.2 Before you proceed ............................................................. 18
2.3 Removing the cover ............................................................ 19
2.4 Removing the storage drive assembly ................................ 20
2.5 Installing a CPU ................................................................... 21
2.5.1
Removing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly .... 21
2.5.2 CPU installation ..................................................... 23
2.5.3 Re-installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly 24
2.6 Installing memory modules .................................................. 26
2.6.1
Overview ............................................................... 26
2.6.2 Memory configurations .......................................... 26
2.6.3 Qualified Vendor List ............................................. 27
2.6.4 Installing a DIMM .................................................. 27
2.6.5 Removing a DIMM ................................................ 28
2.7 Installing PCI cards ............................................................. 29
2.7.1
PCI slots ................................................................ 29
2.7.2 PCI card installation .............................................. 29
2.7.3 Configuring an expansion card ............................. 31
2.8 Installing storage drives ....................................................... 32
2.8.1
Installing an IDE hard disk drive ............................ 32
2.8.2 Installing a Serial ATA hard disk drive ................... 34
2.8.3 Installing an optical drive ....................................... 35