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P1-P5945G/P2-P5945G
ASUS PC (Desktop Barebone)

User Guide

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First Edition
O ctober 2006

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Table of contents
Notices ................................................................................................ vi
Safety information ..............................................................................vii
About this guide ................................................................................. viii
System package contents.................................................................... x

Chapter 1: System Introduction
1.1

Welcome! .............................................................................. 1-2

1.2

Front panel............................................................................ 1-2

1.3

Rear panel ............................................................................. 1-41.4

Internal components ............................................................. 1-6

Chapter 2:

Basic Installation

2.1

Preparation ........................................................................... 2-2

2.2

Before you proceed .............................................................. 2-2

2.3

Removing the cover and front panelassembly..................... 2-3

2.4

Central Processing Unit (CPU) .............................................. 2-4
2.4.1

Removing the storage drive assembly .................... 2-4

2.4.3

Installing CPU .......................................................... 2-4

2.4.4
2.5

Overview ................................................................. 2-4

2.4.2

Installing the CPU fanand heatsink assembly ......... 2-6

Installing a DIMM ................................................................... 2-7
2.5.1

Installing a DDR2 DIMM ......................................... 2-10

2.5.3
2.6

Memory configurations ........................................... 2-7

2.5.2

Removing a DDR2 DIMM ........................................ 2-10

Expansion slots...