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Pundit P1-PH1
Barebone System
User Guide
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E2346 Revised Edition V2 February 2006 Copyright © 2006 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. 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”). Product warranty or service will not be extended i
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Table of contents Notices ........................................................................................... vi Safety information ......................................................................... vii About this guide ............................................................................ viii System package contents ............................................................... x Chapter 1: System introduction 1.1 Welcome! .................................................
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Table of contents 2.9 Installing optical and storage drives ................................. 2-16 2.9.1 Optical and storage drives installation ............... 2-16 2.9.2 Recommended optical drive dimension ............. 2-18 2.10 Replacing the cover.......................................................... 2-20 2.11 Removing and reinstalling the foot stand ......................... 2-21 2.11.1 Installing the foot stand ...................................... 2-21 2.11.2 Removing the foot stand
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Table of contents Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS .................................... 5-2 5.1.1 ASUS EZ Flash utility ........................................... 5-2 5.1.2 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 ..... 5-3 5.1.3 ASUS Update ....................................................... 5-5 5.2 BIOS Setup program .......................................................... 5-7 5.2.1 BIOS menu bar .................................................... 5-8 5.2.2 Le
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Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. 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 reaso
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Safety information Electrical safety • To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. • If the power supply is broken, do not try to fix it by yourself. Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. Operation safety • Before installing devices into the system,
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Safeguards About this guide Audience This guide provides general information and installation instructions about the ASUS 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 guide contains the following parts: 1. Chapter 1: System introduction This chapter gives a general description of the ASUS Book size barebone system. The chapter lists the system features including introduction
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Conventions used in this guide WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task. IMPORTANT: Information that you MUST follow to complete a task. NOTE: Tips and additional information to aid in completing a task. Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates. 1. ASUS websites The ASUS websites worl
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System package contents Check your book size barebone system package for the following items. 1. ASUS book size barebone system with: • ASUS motherboard • CPU fan and heatsink assembly • CompactFlash card reader • 3-in-1 storage card reader • PCI riser card • 250W power supply unit 2. Cables • Power cable and plug • Serial ATA power cable and signal cable • IDE cable (one preinstalled) 3. CDs • Support CD • Recover PRO CD 4. Quick Installation Guide If any of the items is damaged or missing, con
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Chapter 1 This chapter gives a general description of the ASUS book size barebone system. The chapter lists the system features including introduction on the front and rear panel, and internal components. System introduction
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1.1 Welcome! Thank you for choosing the ASUS book size barebone system! The ASUS book size barebone system is a union of power, design, and performance built on ASUS technology and innovation. Inside the elegant ® ® casing is the ASUS motherboard that supports Intel Pentium 4 processor with up to 800MHz front side bus (FSB), and up to 2GB system memory. This system features a complete array of multimedia capabilities and seamless connectivity including dual display function, Fast Ethernet, 3-in-
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1.3 Front panel (internal) The optical drive, storage card reader, and several I/O ports are 8 located inside the front panel door. Open the front panel door by 9 pressing the mark. 8. Reset button . Press this 10 button to reset the system. 11 9. CF card slot . This slot is for 17 ® a CompactFlash compliant 12 card. 13 16 10. 3-in-1 card slot . This slot is 14 15 ® for Memory Stick /Pro™, SecureDigital™and MultiMediaCard. You cannot close the front panel I/O door if a storage card is inserte
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1.4 Rear panel The system rear panel includes the power socket and several I/O 1 ports that allow convenient connection of devices. 2 1. Voltage selector. This switch allows you to select the appropriate voltage supply in 3 your area. See the “Voltage 4 selector” section on page 5 2-23 before adjusting this 12 6 switch. 11 2. Power supply unit. This is a 7 250W power supply unit. 10 8 3. S-Video port . This port 9 connects a video cassette recorder, camcorder, or television with S-Video interfac
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13. PS/2 keyboard port . This purple 6-pin connector is for a 17 PS/2 keyboard. 14. Microphone port . This Microphone (pink) port 16 connects a microphone. In 4/ 15 6-channel mode, the function 14 of this port becomes 13 Surround Speaker. 15. Line Out port . This Line Out (lime) port connects a headphone or a speaker. In 4/6-channel mode, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out. 16. Line In port . This Line In (light blue) port connects a tape player or other audio sources. In 6-chan
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1.5 Internal components The illustration below is the internal view of the system when you remove the cover. The installed components are labeled for your reference. Proceed to Chapter 2 for instructions on installing other system components. 4 1 2 6 3 5 7 1. Storage drive assembly 5. DIMM sockets 2. PCI riser 6. CPU fan and heatsink assembly 3. ASUS motherboard 7. Foot stand 4. Power supply unit 1.6 System dimension The ASUS booksize barebone system is ergonomically designed to fit and complem
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Chapter 2 This chapter provides step-by-step instructions on how to install components in the system. Basic installation
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2.1 Preparation Before you proceed, make sure that you have all the components that you plan to install in the system. Basic components to install 1. Central processing unit (CPU) 2. DDR II Memory Module 3. Expansion card(s) 4. Hard disk drive 5. Optical drive Tool Phillips (cross) screw driver 2.2 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install components into the system. • Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as th
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2.3 Removing the cover To remove the cover: 2 1 1 1. On the rear panel, locate the 2. Use a Phillips (cross) screw two screws that secure the driver to remove the cover cover to the chassis. screws. Keep the screws for later use. 4 3 3. Pull the cover slightly toward 4. Lift the cover, then set aside. the rear panel until the cover tabs disengage from the chassis. ASUS Pundit P1-PH1 system 2-3
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2.4 Removing the front panel cover To remove the front cover: 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 1. Lift the front cover hooks outward until they disengage from the chassis. 2. Carefully remove the front cover, then set it aside. 2.5 Removing the storage drive assembly Removing the storage drive assembly provides you more space when installing the CPU and the CPU fan and heatsink assembly. To remove the front cover and storage drive assembly: 1. Locate and remove three storage drive assembly screws. Keep the s
