ASUS TERMINATOR P-III User Manual

®

Terminator

Barebone System

Installation Guide

Checklist

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For previous or updated manuals, BIOS, drivers, or product release information, contact
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Copyright © 2001 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.

Product Name: Terminator Barebone System
Manual Revision: 1.01 E787
Release Date: May 2001

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ASUS Contact Information

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific)

Marketing

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

Technical Support

Tel (English): [phone]
Tel (Chinese): [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Newsgroup: news2.asus.com.tw
WWW: www.asus.com.tw
FTP: ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS

ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America)

Features

Marketing

Address: 6737 Mowry Avenue, Mowry Business Center, Building 2

Newark, CA 94560, USA
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Technical Support

Fax: [phone]
BBS: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
WWW: www.asus.com
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ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe)

Marketing

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

Technical Support

Hotline: MB/Others: [phone]

Notebook: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Support (Email): www.asuscom.de/de/support (for online support)
WWW: www.asuscom.de
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FCC/CDC Statements

Safeguards

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

FCC/CDC Statements ........................................................ 4

System Package Contents ................................................ 6

Introduction: About This Guide ............................ 7

Audience............................................................................. 8

Contents Description......................................................... 8

Chapter 1: System Introduction........................... 9

1.1 Front Panel Features ............................................... 10

1.2 Rear Panel Features ................................................ 11

Chapter 2: Basic Installation.............................. 13

2.1 Remove the Cover ................................................... 14

2.2 Detach the Drive Frame........................................... 15

2.3 Install a CPU ............................................................. 16

2.4 Install System Memory ............................................ 18

2.5 Install a Hard Disk Drive.......................................... 19

2.6 Install a CD-ROM Drive............................................ 21

2.7 Install a Modem Riser Card..................................... 23

2.8 Install a PCI Expansion Card .................................. 24

2.9 Re-connect Cables .................................................. 25

2.10 Replace the Cover ................................................... 26

2.11 Connect External Devices....................................... 28

Chapter 3: Motherboard Information................. 29

3.1 Motherboard Layout ................................................ 30

3.2 USB/Audio Board Layout ........................................ 31

3.3 Jumper Settings....................................................... 32

3.4 Connectors ............................................................... 34

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System Package Contents

The following checklist enumerates the components included in the
standard system package.

1) System Chassis

2) Motherboard

3) Switching Power Supply

4) 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive

5) CD-ROM Drive (optional)

6) 56K PCI Modem Card (optional)

7) Support CD with Drivers and Utilities

8) Installation Guide

NOTE

If you are assembling the system by yourself, make sure to
prepare all the components before starting. It saves you a lot of
time not having to hunt down components when you need them.

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Introduction

You are reading the ASUS Terminator
Barebone System Installation Guide. This
guide provides general information and
installation instructions about the
Terminator Barebone System.

“About This Guide” contains an
introduction on the contents of this
document that include target audience
and chapter description.

About This Guide

7ASUS Terminator Barebone System

Audience

Checklist

This installation guide is intended for experienced users and
integrators with hardware knowledge of personal computers.

Contents Description

This installation guide contains the following parts:

1. Introduction: About This Guide

This part contains an introduction on the contents of this document
that include target audience and chapter description.

2. Chapter 1: System Introduction

This chapter gives a general description of the ASUS Terminator
barebone system. It includes introduction on the front and rear
panel features, and the internal features.

3. Chapter 2: Basic Installation

This chapter tells how to install components into the barebone
system through illustrated step-by-step instructions.

4. Chapter 3: Motherboard Information

This chapter gives information about the CUSC motherboard that
comes with the ASUS Terminator Barebone System.This chapter
includes the motherboard layout, jumper settings, and connector
locations. It also includes information on the USB/audio board
located on the front panel.

8 Introduction: About This Guide

Chapter 1

This chapter gives a general description
of the ASUS Terminator barebone
system. It includes introduction on the
front and rear panel features, and the
internal features.

System Introduction

9ASUS Terminator Barebone System

1.1 Front Panel Features

The ASUS Terminator barebone system is composed of the ASUS
CUSC motherboard, a power supply, and a floppy disk drive in the
ASUS TriOptix form factor chassis.

The following figures show the front panel features.

NOTE

The CD-ROM drive and modem card are optional items and
may not come installed in some models.

CD-ROM Drive

(optional)

Floppy Drive

Power Button

Power LED

HDD LED

USB Connectors Headphone

Connector

Microphone
Connector

The lower part of the front panel is a door that covers accessible I/O
features that include two USB connectors (Ports 2&3), a headphone
connector , and a microphone connector . Push the dotted area of the
door to open it and show the connectors as in the above figure.

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1.2 Rear Panel Features

The rear panel of the ASUS Terminator barebone system includes
the standard PC99 I/O connectors for external devices, power supply
socket, and optional modem connectors.

The following figure shows the rear panel features.

Game/MIDI Connector

Serial Port (COM1)

PS/2 Mouse Connector

PS/2 Keyboard Connector

VGA Port

Parallel Connector

Line Out Connector

Line In Connector

Microphone Connector

LAN Connector (RJ-45)

USB Connectors (Ports 0&1)

Modem (optional) Power Supply

Voltage Selector

The switching power supply that came with
the system has a voltage selector switch
beside the power socket. Use this switch
to select the appropriate voltage according
to the voltage supply in your area.

If the voltage supply in your area is
100-127V, set the switch to 115V.

If the voltage supply in your area is
200-240V, set the switch to 230V.

CAUTION!

Setting the switch to 115V in a 230V environment will seriously
damage the system.

115V/230V
Voltage Selector

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