Asus V6 Series User manual

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V6-Series
V7-Series
V9-Series
ASUS PC (Desktop Barebone)
Installation manual
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Front panel features
1. 5.25-inch drive bay cover
2. 3.5-inch drive bay cover
3. Headphone portHeadphone port
4. Microphone portMicrophone port
5. USB 2.0 ports (2 or 4 USB ports vary with models)USB 2.0 ports (2 or 4 USB ports vary with models)
6. Power button
7. Card reader LED
8. CompactFlash®/Microdrive™ card slot
9. Secure Digital™/Multimedia Card slot
10. MemoryStick®/ Memory Stick Pro™ card slot™ card slotcard slot
11. IEEE 1394a port (optional)
12. Eject button
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Rear panel features
NOTE: The rear panel ports and their locations
may vary, depending on the model of your
system. For detailed descriptions, refer to the
system User Guide.
1. PS/2 keyboard port ( )
2. PS/2 mouse port ( )
3. VGA port ( )
4. USB 2.0 ports ( ) (some models may
have four rear USB 2.0 ports)
5. One of the following ports:
• Optical S/PDIF Out port ( )
• Coaxial S/PDIF Out port ( )
6. IEEE 1394a port ( ) (some models only)
7. LAN (RJ-45) port ( )
8. One of the following ports:
• E-SATA port ( )
• Serial (COM1) port ( )
• DVI port ( )
• HDMI port ( )
9. Oneofthefollowingaudioportscongurations:
• 6-channel • 8-channel
 RefertothecongurationtableintheUserGuidefordetails.
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Internal components
1. Front panel cover
2. 5.25-inch optical drive bays
3. 2.5-inch portable hard disk drive bay
(optional)
4. Hard disk drive bay
5. Power supply unit
6. Chassis fan slot
7. ASUS motherboard*
8. Expansion slot metal brackets
9. 3.5-inch hard disk drive holder
(optional)
NOTE: *Refer to the system User Guide for motherboard details.
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Selecting the voltage
The system’s power supply unit has a 115
V/230 V 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.
If the voltage supply in your area is
100-127 V, set the switch to 115 V.
If the voltage supply in your area is
200-240 V, set the switch to 230 V.
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 right, until the hinge-like tabs on the
right side of the assembly are exposed.
5. Remove the front panel assembly, then set aside.
Air ductduct
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Chassis tab holes
NOTE: Refer to the system User Guide for the exact location of the voltage selector.

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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
A
B
Load plate
PnP cap
4B 4A
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A
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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Installing an Intel®CPU in the LGA1156 package
1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
To prevent damage to the socket pins, do
not remove the PnP cap unless you are
installing a CPU.
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.
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B
Load lever
Retention tab
3. Lift the load lever in the direction of the
arrow until the load plate is completely lifted.
Load plate
4. Remove the PnP cap from the CPU
socket by lifting the tab only.
TheCPUtsinonlyonecorrect
orientation. DO NOT force the CPU
into the socket to prevent bending the
connectors on the socket and damaging
the CPU!
Gold
triangle
mark
Alignment keys
CPU notches
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.
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7. 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 knob (C).
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C
8. Insert the load lever under the
retention tab.
6. Apply some Thermal Interface Material
to the exposed area of the CPU that the
heatsink will be in contact with, ensuring
that it is spread in an even thin layer.
Some heatsinks come with pre-applied
thermal paste. If so, skip this step.
The Thermal Interface Material is toxic
and inedible. DO NOT eat it. If it gets into
your eyes or touches your skin, wash it
off immediately, and seek professional
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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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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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