Elitegroup EZ Install v.3

How to Read this Manual:

This manual is written specifically for people who would like to build their PCs.

A color map is to help you easily find the correct installation component and peripherals positions on the mainboard and
PC case. Those locations, connectors and jacks, are marked with a corresponding color. This allows you to identify the
correct installation locations of related parts and avoid mistakes during install ation. Please refer to the following table.
No matter whether or not you are skilled in computer assembly, using the color map in this manual, you can easily
assemble a computer.

How to Read this Color Map?

This color map is not a real map but a color table that shows the compone nt installation sequence and the corresponding
colors of the individual components. Following the sequence and matching the colors, you can easily assemble your
computer. By referring to the colo r table and check all colors listed to ensure all components are inst alled. It is easy to
identify any missing part(s) or incorrectly installed components

Sequ
ence

***”W”= White
There are three major columns in this table. The first column lists the component names; the second lists the colors of the
lines/connectors connecting certain components. The third is for confirmation purpose, you can check the check box after
completing the component installation.
The proper use of this table (from now, referred to as “Color Map”) provides you with a simple and mistake-free installation
process of this PC. If anything goes wrong, you can identify the problem(s) very quickly.
In addition, at the beginning of each section detailing each part in st allation, there is a color cha rt showing the right pl ace for
the corresponding connectors on the mainboard and giving you an idea of what p arts need to be installed and their
corresponding locations after installation.

Names of Parts Color Completion Sequ

ence

1 Cooling Fan Power

Cord
2 Memory 6 Monitor
3 Hard Drive Cable 7 ATX Power W
4 Optical Device

Drive Cable

5 External Power

8 12V Power W

Names of Parts Color Completion

Supply

Color Chart and Installation Locations:

Name Corresponding

Color
Power Line for
Cooling Fan

Also, at the beginning of each section, the locations of the installation mentioned in
that section are marked on the mainboard picture, and the colors mentioned are also listed.
Furthermore, the locations of related sockets on the mainboard are shown along with
the appearance and locations of related parts.

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Socket Plug

What the Arrowhead stands for? :

Finally, you have to understand what the arrowheads in the pictures stand for. Each arrowhead represents the direction of
an action. The whole installation process is executed through actions. Each part is installed through different actions. An
example shown below illustrates the details of actions and their sequen ces:

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Push the handlebar outwards and pull it up according to the direction of the arrow.

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Insert CPU into CPU Socket, and then fixed the

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handlebar downward according to the direction of the
arrow.

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Notes:

1. All contents in this manual are copyright protected property. Any duplication will violate the law.

2. The design of Color Map is undergoing patent application. Copying without permission will be

penalized with patent violation.

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Contents:

How to Read this Manual:.............................................................................................................1

How to Read this Color Map?................................................................................................1

Color Chart and Installation Locations: ................................................................................1

What the Arrowhead stands for? :..........................................................................................2

Contents:.......................................................................................................................................3

Starting installation........................................................................................................................4

Open the Case and Install the Mainboard.............................................................................. 4

Installing a CPU & a Heat Sink and System Fan ...................................................................4

Installing a Memory module...................................................................................................7

Connecting the mainboard power cord.................................................................................. 7

Connecting the System Fan Power line.................................................................................8

Installing IDE Cables for Hard Drives and Optical Device Drive ............................................8

The Installation of Hard Disks..............................................................................................10

The Installation of Optical Device Drives.............................................................................. 11

The Installation of the PC case............................................................................................12

The Installation of External Power Supply ........................................................................... 13

The Installation of Monitor....................................................................................................13

The Installation of a Keyboard, Mouse and FM antenna......................................................14

The Installation of Speakers.................................................................................................15

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Starting installation

Open the Case and Install the Mainboard

Installation Notes:

1. The case of aluminum has a refined appearance. Since aluminum is a very soft material, an e xtra treatment of
hardness has been applied to the case. However, such treatment still can not prevent the case from scratches.
Therefore, we suggest you to place a piece of clean paper board or soft pad and then place the PC on top of the
board or pad. Even the dismantled cover also needs to be placed on p a ds to avoi d scratches by improper placem ent.

2. The mainboard contains very complicated pieces of electronic part. Though a proper protection has been applied, it
may still be harmed or damaged by unexpected static electricity. Therefore, we suggest you to put on an anti-static
wristlet (please refer to the manual of the wristlet for further instruction). If you do not have any anti-static wristlet, you
should wear a nonconductive glove. Though the glove can causes inconvenience in computer assembly, it can
provide effective protection to the mainboard. If you do not even have a nonconductive glove, we suggest you to try to
use bare hands to touch a large-scaled metal product before starting the installation. This can effectively remove the
static on your hands, achieving a basic protection for the mainboard.

Opening the case:

A. Unscrew three hand-screw on the

back.

B. Pull the cover backward and then
upward.

C. Remove the cover and then the
mainboard is accessible.

Installing a CPU & a Heat Sink and System Fan

The Installation Locations and the Colors

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Name Corresponding

Socket Plug

Color
Power Line for Heat
Sink and System Fan

Installation Notes:

1. A CPU can only be inst alled in a p articular dire ction, which can be sure by aligning the notch at the corner of CPU and
the notch at the corner of the socket (shown in the enlarged picture of the second operation illustration). Please note
that the pins of CPU are very fragile. If the CPU cannot smoothly install into the socket, two possible situations might
have occurred. First, some of the pins are bended. Please use tools to carefully straighten the pins. The se cond
possibility is that the direction is wrong. Please remember to align those two notches of the CPU and the socket
correctly.

2. This PC comes with a cooling fan, a high performance Smart Fan. This Fan can effectively exhausts heat in the PC
case, and can keeps the PC in the best noise-free st ate (Some devices, like hard disk drives and CD-ROM drives,
can also cause noise. Since those devices are designed and made by other manufacturers, we can only reduce but
cannot totally control the noise caused by the devices.). However, for compatibility, this series of PC case is specially
designed for mainboards that supports Pentium 4. Therefore, a cooling system designed for AMD CPU cannot be
installed into and worked with this PC. Please use the cooling system that comes with this PC to ensure the
effectiveness of heat exhausting, which provides the stability of the PC.

3. The cooling fan is designed with a locking handle that sticks out of it. Please make sure the handle is directed to the
other side of memory slots. A wrong direction will keep you from installing a hard disk.

Installing the CPU

安裝散熱裝置的方法

A. Unscrew those four screws
around the ventilation opening.

B. Flat the EZ-Buddie 2, locate the heat
pipe.

C. Remove the fan cover on the heat
pipe.

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