Asus G1-P5G43: instruction

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G-Series

ASUS PC (Desktop Barebone)

Installation manual

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Front panel features

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1. Power button

2. Optical drive bay cover

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3. 5.25-inch drive bay cover

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4. MemoryStick

/Memory Stick Pro™

card slot

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5. Secure Digital™/Multimedia Card slot

6. Card reader LED

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7. CompactFlash

/Microdrive™ card slot

8. Headphone port

9. Microphone port

10. USB 2.0 ports*

11. IEEE1394a port*

NOTE: * Some models may have only two USB 2.0 ports and/or no IEEE 1394a port.

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

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3. Hard disk drive bay

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4. Power supply unit

5. ASUS motherboard

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6. Chassis fan

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7. Expansion slot metal brackets

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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 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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Air duct

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Chassis tab holes

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Installing a CPU

Installing an Intel CPU

1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.

Retention tab

2. Press the load lever with your thumb (2A),

then move it to the left (2B) until it is released

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from the retention tab.

2B

CAUTION! To prevent damage to the

socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap

unless you are installing a CPU.

Load lever

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).

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 (6A), then push the load lever (6B) until it snaps into the retention

tab.

PnP cap

Load plate

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Gold

4B 4A

triangle

mark

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Alignment key

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.

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CAUTION: Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and severely

damage the CPU!

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Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly

Installing an Intel CPU heatsink and fan

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1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU,

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making sure that the four fasteners match the

holes on the motherboard.

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2. Push down two fasteners at a time in a diagonal

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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.

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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.

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CPU fan

Retention

bracket lock

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CPU fan

connector

Retention bracket

CPU heatsink

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Retention module base

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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DDR2/DDR3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.

Installing an expansion card

2. Remove the metal bracket lock.1. Remove the metal cover opposite the

slot that you intend to use.

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3. Insert the card connector to the slot,

thenpressthecardrmlyuntilittsin

place.

4. Replace the metal bracket lock.

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Installing storage drives

Optical drive

1. Place the chassis upright, then remove the

upper 5.25” drive bay metal plate cover.

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2. Insert the optical drive to the bay, then

carefully push the drive until its screw holes

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align with the holes on the bay.

3. Secure the optical drive with two screws on

both sides of the bay.

4. For SATA ODD: Connect the SATA

signal and power plugs to the

SATA IDE

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connectors at the back of the drive.

For IDE ODD: Connect the IDE and power

plugs to the connectors at the back of the

drive.

Hard disk drive

1. Locate the 3.5-inch hard disk drive bay.

2. Insert the hard disk drive to the

3.5-inch hard disk drive bay, then carefully

push the drive until its screw holes align

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with the holes on the bracket.

3. Secure the hard disk drive with two screws

on both sides of the bay.

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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

SATA IDE

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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:

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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 chassis until the

frontpanelassemblytsinplace.

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

4. Pushthesidecovertothedirectionofthefrontpaneluntilittsinplace.

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

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Air duct

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