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P6 Series
ASUS PC (Desktop Barebone)
Installation manual
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Front panel features
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1.Power button. Press this button to turn the system on.
2.Front panel cover. Push 
to open the front panel cover.
3.Optical disk drive cover. Push 
to eject the optical disk tray.
4.Microphone port. This Mic (pink) port connects a microphone.
5.Headphone port. This Line out (lime) port connects a headphone with a stereo mini-plug.
6.USB 2.0 / USB 3.0 ports. These Universal Serial Bus 2.0 / These Universal Serial Bus 3.0 (USB 2.0 / USB 3.0) ports are available for connecting USB
2.0 / USB 3.0 devices such as a mouse, printer, scanner, camera, PDA, and others.
7.Multimedia Card / Secure Digital™ / MemoryStick® / Memory Stick Pro™ card slot
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Rear panel features
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Refer to the configuration table in the User Guide for details.
6.LAN (RJ-45) port (
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7.USB 2.0 / USB 3.0 ports ( 
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8.VGA port (
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9.One of the following ports:
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•Serial (COM1) port (
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HDMI port ( |
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Internal components |
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5.25-inch optical drive bays |
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Expansion slot metal brackets |
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Hard disk drive bay |
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Metal bracket lock |
4.Power supply unit (under the HDD bay)
NOTE: *Refer to the system User Guide for motherboard details.
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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 left, 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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Installing a CPU
Installing an Intel® CPU in the LGA775 package
1.Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
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3.Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle.
4.Lift the load plate with your thumb and forefinger 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.
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Installing an Intel® CPU in the LGA1156 package
1.Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
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.
CAUTION! To prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU.
3.Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow until the load plate is completely lifted.
4.Remove the PnP cap from the CPU socket by lifting the tab only.
5.Position the CPU over the socket, ensuring that the gold triangle is on the bottom left corner of the socket, and then fit the socket alignment keys into the CPU notches.
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7.Insert the load lever under the retention tab.
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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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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.
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Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU. |
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Attach one end of the retention bracket to the retention module base. |
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Attach the other end of the retention bracket (near the retention bracket lock) |
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Push down the retention bracket lock on the retention mechanism to secure |
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Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard. |
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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.
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•Unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs. Failure to do so may cause damage to the motherboard and/or components.
•A DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction.
Do not force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM.
Installing an expansion card
1.Remove the metal cover opposite the slot that you intend to use.
2.Remove the screw and then remove the metal bracket lock.
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NOTE: In order not to interfere other expansion card’s installation, ensure that the thickness of the heatsink and fan on the expansion card is less than 27 millimeters.
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Installing storage drives
Optical drive
1. Remove the front panel assembly.
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Hard disk drive
1.Remove the two screws on the hard disk drive holder.
2.Lift the hard disk drive holder upward.
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Insert the hard disk drive to the hard disk |
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drive holder, then carefully push the drive |
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6. For SATA HDD: Connect the SATA |
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For IDE HDD: Connect the IDE and |
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power plugs to the connectors at the |
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