ASUS P5945GQIG User Manual

E2799

P1-P5945G/P2-P5945G

ASUS PC (Desktop Barebone)

Installation Manual

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Front panel features

Close

Optical drive eject

button

HDD LED

Optical drive bay
cover

Press to open the
front panel cover

Power button

Power LED

Front panel features

Rear panel features

Open

Power connector

Reset button

MS/MS Pro card slot

CompactFlash® card
slot

SD /M MC card s lot

4-pin IEEE 1394 port
USB 2.0 ports
Headphone port

Microphone port

* The system’s power supply unit has a
115 V/230 V voltage selector switch located near the power connector. Use this switch
to select the correct system input voltage according to the voltage supply in your area.

Voltage selector*

Center/LFE

Surr-Rear

Surr-Side

Line In

Line Out

Rear MIC

PS/2 mouse port

PS/2 keyboard port

LAN (RJ-45) port

USB 2.0 ports

SPDIF Out port

VGA port

DVI-D port

Serial port

PCI slot metal brackets

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Internal components

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1. 5.25-inch optical drive and

3.5 inch hard disk drive cage

2. Front panel cover

3. Power supply unit

4. PCI card riser bracket
(connected to the
motherboard PCI slot)

Removing the cover

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5. ASUS motherboard

6. DIMM sockets

7. LGA775 socket (under the CPU
fan and heatsink assembly)

8. CPU fan and heatsink assembly

1. Remove the cover screws. Keep the screws for later use.

2. Pull the cover slightly toward the rear panel.

3. Lift the cover, then set aside.

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Removing the front panel cover

1. Lift the front panel cover
hooks outward.

2. Carefully remove the front
panel cover, then set it aside.

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Removing the storage drive assembly

1. Lay the system on its side,
then locate and remove three
storage drive assembly screws.

2. Lift the storage drive assembly,
then set aside.

Removing the CPU fan and heatsink

1. Disconnect the CPU fan cable.

2. Loosen the CPU fan and
heatsink assembly screws.

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3. Lift the CPU fan and heatsink
assembly, then set aside.

Installing the CPU

1. Unlock the load lever, then lift
to a 90º-100º angle.

Load leverRetention tab

3. Install the CPU. The CPU ts in
only one orientation.

2. Lift the load plate, then
remove the PnP cap.

4. Close the load plate, then lock
the load lever.

5. Reinstall the CPU fan and heatsink assembly, then reconnect the CPU
fan cable to the CPU fan connector on the motherboard. Refer to the
instructions in the previous section for details.

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.

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Installing an expansion card

1. Lift the PCI riser card assembly
to remove.

2. 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.
Secure the card with a screw.

4. Reinstall the PCI riser card
assembly. Make sure that the
riser card connector sits properly
on the motherboard PCI slot.

Installing optical and storage drives

1. Turn the storage drive assembly upside down with the 3.5-inch bay on
top of the 5.25-inch bay.

2. Insert the optical drive upside down to the 5.25-inch bay, then secure
it with two screws on both sides.

3. Turn the storage drive assembly, insert the hard disk drive upside down to
the 3.5-inch bay, then secure it with two screws on both sides.

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Reinstalling the storage drive assembly

Before reinstalling the storage drive assembly, connect the IDE/SATA and
power plugs to the IDE/SATA and power connectors at the back of the
drives.

1. Connect the black plug of the IDE cable to the optical drive, then the
gray plug to the hard disk drive. If you have the SATA HDD, connect
the SATA cable to the SATA HD.

2. Connect the 4-pin power plugs to the power connectors at the back
of the drives.

3. Install the storage drive assembly to the chassis.

4. Secure the storage drive assembly with three screws.

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Installing the foot stand

1. Match the foot stand hooks to
the holes on the chassis.

To remove the foot stand, lift the lock, then slightly push the foot stand to
the direction of the rear panel until it disengages from the chassis.

2. Pull the foot stand to the
direction of the arrow until the
lock clicks in place.

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Reinstalling the front panel cover

1. Insert the front panel cover
tabs to the holes at the right
side of the chassis, then close.

2. Insert the front panel cover

hooks to the chassis tabs until

the front panel cover ts in
place.

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Reinstalling the cover

1. Install the cover to the chassis. Make sure the cover tabs t the chassis rails.

2. Push the cover toward the front panel until it ts in place.

3. Secure the cover with two screws.

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