Asus P6 Series User manual

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P6 Series
ASUS PC (Desktop Barebone)
Installation manual
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Front panel features
1. Power button. Press this button to turn the system on.
2. Front panel cover. Push to open the front panel cover.
3. Optical disk drive cover. Push to eject the optical disk tray.
4. Microphone port. This Mic (pink) port connects a microphone.
5. Headphone port. This Line out (lime) port connects a headphone with a
stereo mini-plug.
6. USB 2.0 / USB 3.0 ports. These Universal Serial Bus 2.0 / These UniversalThese Universal
Serial Bus 3.0 (USB 2.0 / USB 3.0) ports are available for connecting USB(USB 2.0 / USB 3.0) ports are available for connecting USB
2.0 / USB 3.0 devices such as a mouse, printer, scanner, camera, PDA, and
others.
7. Multimedia Card / Secure Digital™ / MemoryStick®/ Memory Stick Pro™
card slot
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4. Power connector.
5. One of the following audio ports congurations:
• 6-channel
• 8-channel
Refer to the conguration table in the User Guide
for details.
6. LAN (RJ-45) port ( )
7. USB 2.0 / USB 3.0 ports ( )
8. VGA port ( )
9. One of the following ports:
• E-SATA port ( )
• Serial (COM1) port ( )
• DVI port ( )
• HDMI port ( )
Do NOT cover the rear vent , and the ambient
temperature is limited up to 35oC to prevent the
system from overheating.
Rear panel features
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1. Chassis air vent.
2. Power supply unit fan vent.
3. Chassis fan vent.
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Internal components
1. Front panel cover
2. 5.25-inch optical drive bays
3. Hard disk drive bay
4. Power supply unit (under the HDD bay)
5. ASUS motherboard*
6. Expansion slot metal brackets
7. Metal bracket lock
NOTE: *Refer to the system User Guide for motherboard details.
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Removing the side cover and
front panel assembly
1. Remove the cover screws on the rear panel.
2. Pull the side cover toward the rear panel until its hooks disengage from the
chassis tab holes. Set the side cover aside.
3. Locate the front panel assembly hooks, then lift them until they disengage
from the chassis.
4. Swing the front panel assembly to the left, until the hinge-like tabs on the
right side of the assembly are exposed.
5. Remove the front panel assembly, then set aside.
Air duct
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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
(A), then move it to the left (B) 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).
Gold
triangle
mark
Alignment key
Load lever
Retention tab
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B
Load plate
PnP cap
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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 (A), then push the load
lever (B) until it snaps into the retention tab.
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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 LGA1156 package
1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
2. Press the load lever with your thumb (A),
and then move it to the right (B) until it is
released from the retention tab.
A
B
Load lever
Retention tab
3. Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow
until the load plate is completely lifted.
4. Remove the PnP cap from the CPU socket by
lifting the tab only.
Load plate
PnP cap
Cap tab
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5. Position the CPU over the socket, ensuring that
the gold triangle is on the bottom-left corner of
the socket, and then t the socket alignment
keys into the CPU notches.
Gold
triangle
mark
Alignment keys
CPU notches
6. Close the load plate (A), and then push down
the load lever (B), ensuring that the front edge
of the load plate slides under the retention lock
(C).
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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.
Installing an AMD CPU
1. Locate the CPU socket, then lift the socket lever to a 90º angle.
2. Install the CPU to the socket, making sure that the CPU corner with the gold
triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle.
3. Push down the socket lever to secure the CPU.
CAUTION: Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and
severely damage the CPU!
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7. Insert the load lever under the retention tab.
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Installing an AMD CPU heatsink and fan
1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU.
IMPORTANT. Make sure that the fan and heatsink assembly perfectly ts the retention
mechanism module base; otherwise you can not lock the retention bracket.
2. Attach one end of the retention bracket to the retention module base.
3. Attach the other end of the retention bracket (near the retention bracket lock)
to the retention module base until it clicks in place.
NOTE. Your boxed CPU should come with installation instructions for the CPU, fan/heatsink
assembly, and the retention mechanism. If the instructions in this section do not match the
CPU documentation, follow the latter.
4. Push down the retention bracket lock on the retention mechanism to secure
the fan and heatsink to the module retention module base.
5. Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard.
CAUTION: Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring error
can occur if you fail to plug this connector.
Retention module base
CPU heatsink
CPU fan
Retention
bracket lock
Retention bracket
CPU fan
connector
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Installing an expansion card
2. Remove the screw and then
remove the metal bracket lock.
1. Remove the metal cover opposite
the slot that you intend to use.
3. Insert the card connector to the slot,
then press the card rmly until it ts
in place.
4. Replace the metal bracket lock and
secure it with the screw.
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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NOTE: In order not to interfere other expansion card’s installation, ensure that the
thickness of the heatsink and fan on the expansion card is less than 27 millimeters.
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