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/USB 3.0 ports (2 or 4 USB ports vary with models)USB 2.0/USB 3.0 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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V6 Series Front Panel

V7 Series Front Panel

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V9 Series Front Panel

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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/USB 3.0 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

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

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 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.

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.

PnP cap

Cap tab

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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).

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

medical help.

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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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