Asus V4 Series User manual

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V4-Series

ASUS PC (Desktop Barebone)

Installation manual

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Rear panel features

Front panel features

1. 5.25-inch drive bay cover

2. 3.5-inch drive bay cover

3. Portable hard disk drive*Portable hard disk drive*

4. MemoryStick®/,Memory

Stick Pro™ card slot™ card slotcard slot

5. Secure Digital™/

Multimedia Card slot

6. Card reader LED

7. Infrared window*

8. CompactFlash®/

Microdrive™ card slot

9. Microphone port

10. Headphone portHeadphone port

11. USB 2.0 ports**

12. HDD LED

13. Power LED

14. Power button

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.

NOTE:

* The portable hard disk drive and the

Infrared function are optional.

**Some models may have two additional USBSome models may have two additional USB

2.0 ports and/or one IEEE 1394a port.

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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 ( )

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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.

8. One of the following ports:

• E-SATA port ( )

• Serial (COM1) port ( )

• DVI port ( )

• HDMI port ( )

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• 6-channel • 8-channel

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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.

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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®Pentium®4 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

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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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Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly

Installing an Intel®Pentium®4 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.

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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 metal bracket lock.1. Remove the metal cover opposite

the slot that you intend to use.

3. Insert the card connector to the

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4. Replace the metal bracket lock.

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.

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Do not force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM.

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Hard disk drive

1. Remove the 3.5-inch hard drive holder

out of the chassis.

NOTE: The 3.5-inch hard drive holder

is optional.

2. Insert the hard disk drive to the 3.5-

inch hard drive holder, then carefully

push the drive until its screw holes align with the holes on the holder.

3. Secure the hard disk drive with two screws on both sides of the bay.

4. Replace the hard drive holder to the chassis and secure the screws.

Installing storage drives

Optical drive

1. Place the chassis upright, then

remove the upper 5.25” drive bay

metal plate cover.

2. Insert the optical drive to the bay, then

carefully push the drive until its screw

holes align with the holes on the bay.

3. Secure the optical drive with two

screws on both sides of the bay.

4. Connect the IDE (A) and power (B)

plugs to connectors at the back of the

drive.

Floppy disk drive

If the system comes without a portable hard disk (optional), then you may install a

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1. Place the chassis upright, then

remove the upper 3.5” drive bay metal

plate cover.

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then carefully push the drive until its

screw holes align with the holes on the

bay.

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screws on both sides of the bay.

4. Connect the signal (A) and power (B)

plugs to connectors at the back of the

drive.

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4. For SATA HDD: Connect the SATA

signal and power plugs to the

connectors at the back of the drive.

For IDE HDD: Connect the IDE and

power plugs to the connectors at the

back of the drive.

Reinstalling the front panel assembly and

side cover

To reinstall the front panel assembly and side cover:

1. Insert the front panel assembly hinge-like tabs to the holes on the right side

of the chassis.

2. Swing the front panel assembly to the left, then insert the hooks to the

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3. Insert the six side cover hooks into the chassis tab holes .

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5. Secure the cover with two screws you removed earlier.

SATA IDE

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Chassis tab holes

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