Asus P3 Series User manual

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P3-Series
ASUS PC (Desktop Barebone)
Installation manual
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Front/Rear panel features
1. Optical drive eject button ( )
2. Optical drive bay cover
3. Power LED ( )
4. HDD LED ( )
5. Power button ( )
6. Front panel cover
7. Open the front panel cover ( )
8. Memory Stick®/Pro™card slot (MS)
9. Card reader LED (R/W)
10. CompactFlash®card slot (CF)
11. SmartMedia®card slot (SM)
12. Secure Digital™/MultimediaCard
slot (SD/MMC)
13.* • 4-pin IEEE 1394a port ( )
• USB 2.0 ports ( )
• Headphones jack ( )
• Microphone jack ( )
Front (Close) Front (Open) Rear
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14.* • PS/2 keyboard port ( )
• PS/2 mouse port ( )
• Serial (COM) port ( )
• E-SATA port ( )
• Parallel port ( )
• VGA port ( )
• HDMI port ( )
• DVI-D port ( )
• Optical S/PDIF Out port ( )
• Coaxial S/PDIF Out port ( )
• 6-pin IEEE 1394a port ( )
• USB 2.0 ports ( )
• LAN (RJ-45) port ( )
• One of the following audio
jacks congurations:
• 6-channel • 8-channel

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NOTE: *The front/rear panel ports and their locations may vary, depending on the
model of your system. For detailed descriptions, refer to the system User Guide.
NOTE: **The system’s power supply unit has a 115V / 230V voltage selector switch
located beside the power connector. Use this switch to select the appropriate system
input voltage according to the voltage supply in your area.
15. Expansion slot metal brackets
16. Metal bracket lock
17.** Voltage selector switch
18. Power connector
Internal components
NOTE: *Refer to the system User Guide for motherboard details.
1. 5.25-inch optical drive bay
2. Front panel cover
3. Optical drive lock
4. 3.5-inch hard disk drive bays
5. Hard disk drive lock
6. Power supply unit
7. Metal bracket lock
8.* ASUS motherboard
9. Chassis fan
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Removing the cover
1. Remove the cover screws on the
rear panel. Keep the screws for
later use.
2. Pull the cover toward the rear
panel.
3. Lift the cover and set it aside.
Removing the front panel cover
1. Locate the front panel cover tabs on the right
side of the chassis and the cover hooks on
the left. Lift them until they disengage from the
chassis.
2. Remove the front panel cover, and set it aside.
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4. Lift the expansion card lock to a
90º-100º angle.
5. Lift the chassis support bracket
and remove it.

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Installing a CPU
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the
socket pins, do not remove the PnP
cap unless you are installing a CPU.
Installing an Intel®CPU in the LGA775 package
1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
2. Press the load lever with your
thumb (2A), and then move it to the
left (2B) until it is released from the
retention tab.
3. Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to
a 135º angle.
4. Lift the load plate with your thumb and
forenger to a 100º angle (4A), then push the
PnP cap from the load plate window to remove
(4B).
Load lever
Retention tab
2A
2B
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Load plate
PnP cap
4B 4A
6B
6A
5. Position the CPU over the socket, making
sure that the gold triangle is on the bottom-left
corner of the socket. Fit the socket alignment
key into the CPU notch.
6. Close the load plate (6A), and then push the
load lever (6B) until it snaps into the retention
tab.
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Gold
triangle
mark
Alignment key
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Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly
Installing an Intel®CPU heatsink and fan
1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed
CPU, making sure that the four fasteners
match the holes on the motherboard.
2. Push down two fasteners at a time in a
diagonal sequence to secure the heatsink
and fan assembly in place.
3. When the fan and heatsink assembly is in
place, connect the CPU fan cable to the
connector on the motherboard.
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NOTE: Your boxed CPU should come with installation instructions for the CPU and fan/
heatsink assembly. If the instructions in this section do not match the CPU documentation,
follow the latter.
CAUTION: Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring error
can occur if you fail to plug this connector.
Installing a DIMM
1. Locate the DIMM sockets in the motherboard.
2. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward.
3. Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the
break on the socket.
4. Push the DIMM to the socket until the retaining clips snap inward.
CAUTION:
• Unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs. Failure to do so may
cause damage to the motherboard and/or components.
• A DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it ts in only one direction. Do not force
a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM.
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Installing an expansion card
1. Lift the expansion card
lock to a 90º-100º angle.
2. Remove the metal cover
opposite the slot that you
intend to use.
3. Insert the card connector
to the slot, and press the
card rmly until it ts in
place.
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Installing an optical drive
1. Drive a screw to the screw hole on
both sides of the optical drive.
2. Connect the IDE/SATA signal plug
(2A) and IDE/SATA power plug (2B)
to the connectors at the back of the
IDE/SATA optical drive.
3. Push the drive all the way into the
bay until the drive lock clicks.
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Installing a SATA hard disk drive
1. Drive two screws with rubber
washers on both sides of the hard
disk drive.
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NOTE: Before using the hard disk
drive screws, put the supplied rubber
washers onto the screws.
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2A
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2. Connect the SATA signal plug
(2A) and power plug (2B) to the
connectors at the back of the hard
disk drive.
3. Place the HDD into the bay. Make
sure the HDD screws align with the
screw tracks.
4. Push the drive to the direction
of the arrows until the drive lock
clicks.
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2B
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HDD drive lock
Reinstalling the front panel cover
1. Insert the front panel cover tabs to the holes on the
right side of the chassis.
2. Insert the front panel cover hooks to the chassis
until the cover ts in place.
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Reinstalling the cover
1. Reinstall the chassis support bracket and the expansion card lock.
2. Insert the cover tabs to the holes on both sides of the chassis.
3. Push the cover toward the front panel until it ts in place.
4. Secure the cover with two screws you removed earlier.
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Français
P3-Série
ASUS PC (Système barebone)
Manuel d’installation
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Caractéristiques de la façade/de l’arrière
1. Bouton d’ejection du lecteur
optique ( )
2. Capot de la baie du lecteur optique
3. LED d’alimentation ( )
4. LED HDD ( )
5. Bouton d’alimentation ( )
6. Façade
7. Ouverture de la façade avant ( )
8. Slot pour cartes Memory Stick®/
Pro™ (MS)
9. LED lecteur de cartes (R/W)
10. Slot pour cartes CompactFlash® (CF)
11. Slot pour cartes SmartMedia® (SM)
12. Slot Secure Digital™/MultimediaCard
(SD/MMC)
13.* •Port IEEE 1394a 4 broches ( )
• Ports USB 2.0 ( )
• Port Casque ( )
• Port Microphone ( )
14.* • Port clavier PS/2 ( )
• Port souris PS/2 ( )
• Port Série (COM) ( )
• Port E-SATA ( )
• Port parallèle ( )
• Port VGA ( )
• Port HDMI ( )
• Port DVI-D ( )
• Port S/PDIF Out optique ( )
• Port S/PDIF Out coaxial ( )
• Port IEEE 1394a 6 broches ( )
• Ports USB 2.0 ( )
• Port LAN (RJ-45 ( )
• Congurations audio possibles:
• 6 canaux • 8 canaux
Façade (Fermé) Façade (Ouvert) Arrière
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