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

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

Chassis tab holes

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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

Load plate

PnP cap

4B 4A

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.

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

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.

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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