Table Of Contents - Asus V4-M3A3200 User Manual

Contents
ASUS contact information ......................................................................... iii
Notices ........................................................................................................ vii
Safety information .................................................................................... viii
About this guide ......................................................................................... ix
System package contents .......................................................................... xi
Chapter 1
1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-2
1.2 Front panel .................................................................................... 1-2
1.3 Rear panel ..................................................................................... 1-3
1.4 Internal components .................................................................... 1-7
Chapter 2
2.1 Preparation ................................................................................... 2-2
2.2 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-3
2.3 Removing the side cover and front panel assembly ................ 2-4
2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-5
2.4.1
2.4.2
2.4.3
2.5 Installing a DIMM ........................................................................ 2-10
2.5.1
2.5.2
2.5.3
2.5.4
2.6 Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-15
2.6.1
2.6.2
2.6.3
2.6.4
2.6.5
2.7 Installing storage drives ............................................................ 2-19
2.7.1
2.7.2
2.7.3
iv
System introduction
Basic installation
Overview ......................................................................... 2-5
Installing CPU ................................................................. 2-5
Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly ................ 2-7
Overview ....................................................................... 2-10
Memory configurations .................................................. 2-10
Installing a DDR2 DIMM ............................................... 2-14
Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 2-14
Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-15
Configuring an expansion card ..................................... 2-15
PCI slots ........................................................................ 2-18
PCI Express x1 slot ....................................................... 2-18
PCI Express x16 slot ..................................................... 2-18
Installing an optical drive ............................................... 2-19
Installing a floppy disk drive .......................................... 2-19
Installing a hard disk drive ............................................ 2-20