ASUS PRODIGY P4BL, PRODIGY P4S, PRODIGY P4B User Manual

® Prodigy

Book Size Barebone System

User’s Guide

Disclaimer/Copyrights

No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (“ASUS”).

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Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing.

Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners’ benefit, without intent to infringe.

The product name and revision number are both printed on the product itself. Manual revisions are released for each product design represented by the digit before and after the period of the manual revision number. Manual updates are represented by the third digit in the manual revision number.

For previous or updated manuals, BIOS, drivers, or product release information, contact ASUS at http://www.asus.com.tw or through any of the means indicated on the following page.

SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT.

Copyright © 2002 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.

Product Name:	Prodigy Book Size Barebone System
Manual Revision:	1.01 E1099
Release Date:	August 2002

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ASUS contact information

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific)

Address:	150 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 112
General Tel:	[phone]
General Fax:	[phone]
General Email:	[e-mail]

Technical Support

MB/Others (Tel):	[phone] (English)
Notebook (Tel):	[phone] (English)
Desktop/Server (Tel):	[phone] (English)
Support Fax:	[phone]
Support Email:	[e-mail]
Web Site:	www.asus.com.tw
Newsgroup:	cscnews.asus.com.tw

ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America)

Address:	6737 Mowry Avenue, Mowry Business Center,
	Building 2, Newark, CA 94560, USA
General Fax:	[phone]
General Email:	[e-mail]

Technical Support

Support Fax:	[phone]
General Support:	[phone]
Web Site:	www.asus.com
Support Email:	[e-mail]

ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe)

Address:	Harkortstr. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany
General Fax:	[phone]
General Email:	[e-mail] (for marketing requests only)

Technical Support

Support Hotline:	MB/Others: [phone]
Notebook (Tel):	[phone]
Support Fax:	[phone]
Support (Email):	www.asuscom.de/de/support (for online support)
Web Site:	www.asuscom.de

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Notices

Federal Communications Commission Statement

This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

•This device may not cause harmful interference, and

•This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

•Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

WARNING!

The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

Canadian Department of Communications Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

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Table of contents
Disclaimer/Copyrights ....................................................................		2
ASUS contact information ..............................................................		3
Notices ...........................................................................................		4
Table of Contents ...........................................................................		5
System package contents ..............................................................		6
About this guide ..............................................................................		7
Chapter 1: System Introduction ............................................		9
1.1	Front panel features ............................................................	10
1.2	Rear panel features ..............................................................	11
1.3	Internal features ..................................................................	12
Chapter 2: System Assembly ..............................................		13
2.1	Opening the chassis ............................................................	14
2.2	Remove the disk drive assembly .........................................	16
2.3	Install the hard disk drive .....................................................	17
2.4	Install system memory .........................................................	18
2.5	Install a CPU .......................................................................	19
2.6	Closing the chassis .............................................................	21
Chapter 3: Optional Procedures .........................................		23
3.1	Removing the PCI I/O cover ................................................	24
3.2	Installing a PCI expansion card ...........................................	25
Chapter 4: System Placement .............................................		27
4.1	Vertical placement ...............................................................	28
4.2	Horizontal placement ...........................................................	29

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System package contents

This checklist enumerates all the built-in components and all the support materials included with the standard system package.

1)System Chassis: 305 x 88 x 385mm.

2)ASUS motherboard

3)Switching Power Supply, 165W with active PFC

4)CD or DVD Drive

5)1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive

6)PCI Riser Card

7)CPU Heatsink

8)Motherboard Support CD

9)1 UltraDMA/33/66 IDE Cable

10)1 Floppy Cable

11)Powered-by ASUS name plate

12)56K PCI Modem Card (optional)

13)TV Connector Module (optional)

14)2 Foot Stands

15)4 Rubber Footpads

16)Motherboard User’s Manual

17)Prodigy Book Size Barebone System User’s Guide

If assembling the Prodigy system by yourself, read through the guide and prepare all the components before starting.

NOTE: The ASUS Prodigy is shipped in barebone style: it does not include a CPU, a hard disk drive, DRAM, or any other peripherals except those listed above. If users have any problems with the hardware or software, please contact your dealer or distributor.

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About this guide

Audience

This guide provides general information and installation instructions about the ASUS Prodigy Book Size Barebone System. This guide is intended for experienced users and integrators with hardware knowledge of personal computers.

How this guide is organized

This document contains the following parts:

1.Chapter 1: System Introduction

All about the ASUS Prodigy Book Size Barebone System: the front and rear panel features, and the internal layout and design.

2.Chapter 2: System assembly

Step-by-step instructions on how to install basic components.

3.Chapter 3: Optional procedures

How to install optional components.

4.Chapter 4: System placement

Two system placement options help to maximize work space and afford more convenience.

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Chapter 1

All about the ASUS Prodigy Book Size Barebone System: the front and rear panel features, and the internal layout and design.

System Introduction

ASUS Prodigy Book Size Barebone System

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