Asus T3-M2NC51PV - 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 (external) ........................................................... 1-2
1.3 Front panel (internal) ............................................................ 1-3
1.4 Rear panel ............................................................................. 1-4
1.5 Internal components ............................................................. 1-6
Chapter 2: Basic Installation
2.1 Preparation ........................................................................... 2-2
2.2 Before you proceed .............................................................. 2-2
2.3 Removing the cover .............................................................. 2-3
2.4 Lifting the power supply ....................................................... 2-4
2.5 Installing a CPU ..................................................................... 2-4
2.5.1 Removing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly ....... 2-4
2.5.2 CPU installation ....................................................... 2-5
2.5.3 Reinstalling the CPU fan and heatsink assembly ..... 2-7
2.6 Installing a DIMM ................................................................... 2-8
2.6.1 Memory configurations ........................................... 2-9
2.6.2 DIMM installation ................................................... 2-13
2.7 Installing an expansion card ................................................ 2-14
2.7.1 Expansion slots ..................................................... 2-14
2.7.2 Expansion card installation .................................... 2-15
2.8 Installing an optical drive .................................................... 2-17
2.9 Installing a hard disk drive (HDD) ....................................... 2-17
2.10 Reinstalling the power supply unit ...................................... 2-19
2.11 Replacing the cover ............................................................ 2-21