AOpen XC Cube TZ915 User manual

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Table of Contents

I. Getting Start

1.1 A Thank-you Note Before You Get Started...........................4

1.2 The Features Of This Manual.................................................................5

1.3 Preliminary Tools................................................................................6

1.4 What’s In The Box?.....................................................................7

1.5 Accessory...............................................................................8

II. Start To Assemble

2.1 Features of XC Cube........................................................10

2.2 Starting Installing...................................................................11

2.3 Install Hard disk.........................................................................13

2.4 Install Serial ATA hard disk................................................................15

2.5 Install 3.5" Floppy disk or Card reader.............................................16

2.6 Install Optical drive..................................................................17

2.7 Install other device......................................................................19

2.8 Install CPU

2.8.1 Install CPU on Socket 478................................................................20

2.8.2 Install CPU on Socket T..............................................................21

2.8.3 Install CPU on Socket 479...........................................................22

2.8.4 Install CPU on Socket A............................................................23

2.8.5 Install CPU on Socket 754.........................................................24

2.8.6 Install CPU on Socket 939............................................................25

2.9 Install CPU Cooler and CPU Fan Connector............................26

2.10 Connecting DRAM to DIMM Sockets.........................................26

2.11 Insert AGP card or PCI card to motherboard........................27

2.12 Connect Keyboard and Mouse.................................................28

2.13 Connect Monitor and tighten screws.........................................28

2.14 Connect Microphone (Speaker or Earphone) and Network cable...28

2.15 Set proper voltage and connect power supply cable..........................29

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III. Turn On The Power

3.1 Turn on the power......................................................................32

3.2 Set BIOS (Basic Input / Output System)....................................32

Postscripts................................................................................36

Appendix...........................................................................................37

Install OS into Serial ATA Hard Disk for UX661 Series.....................37

RAID Driver Installation Guide for UX661 Series.....................................38

Introduction to Jumper Settings and Other Connectors.............40

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I. Getting

Start

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1.1 A Thank-you Note Before You Get Started

First of all, we would like to express our gratitude for purchasing our AOpen

specially-designed XC Cube. Once again, this bare-system is designed uniquely to meet all

your personal needs with our great industry-designing ability and our everlasting perseverance

to the quality of all our products.

This manual is for those who want to set up computer by themselves. In other words,

this is a book for " Fresh drivers on the road." If you are already a veteran, this manual may

not be suitable for you. It is our hope that novices can build up their own computer step by

step.

Now, we would like to invite you to personally experience this user-friendly manual and

all of the powerful functions this AOpen XC Cube offers.

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1.2 The Features Of This Manual

In this manual, you'll be able to learn how to:

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Set up a personal computer on your own.

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Correctly and safely put everything together and learn something about

hardware.

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Learn some practical techniques that make doing the job easier.

In addition, this manual DOES NOT offer you:

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Any sorts of back doors, such as overclocking.

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A great deal of hardware standard that are hard to comprehend.

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Lengthy fanciful article or vague theories.

Instead, this manual explains profound theories in simple language by colorful

illustrations. Therefore, you will see the icons below frequently:

Contains knowledge you should know in process of assembling,

or some helpful tips.

Note Mark

Warning Mark

Please be careful when you see this mark. It highlights mistakes

that occur often during assembling, or something you need to pay

attention to.

Force direction

This arrow shows the right direction the force should be

imposed, or the correct assembling direction.

Front Indicator

The blue arrow toward the Front Panel of the chassis that is

easy to nd out the relative position on each picture.

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1.3 Preliminary Tools

"A workman must rst sharpen his tools if he is to do his work well". Right

before you start the assembly, there are some tools that can't be spared.

Firstly, the most frequently-used tool is cross screwdriver by which most interior

components are xed. A suitable screwdriver can make the following job much easier. Being

so, does any screwdriver apply? Actually a magnetic tip one is suggested. That is because

in the process of setting up your PC, the situation is very likely to happen: you accidentally

drop the screws into the interior of the computer. In case of this, a magnetic screwdriver helps

attracting the fallen screws that are hard to reach by hands. Some screw holes are placed

where hands can hardly reach. At this time, we need a magnetic screwdriver, too. In addition,

the size of our tool also matters. Generally, the domestic 107 cross screwdriver is the most

appropriate one. Besides, a at screwdriver is also essential for installing CPU on socket 479.

When putting things together, it is necessary to adjust Jumper. In most cases, things

can be done barehanded. But there comes a time always when your hands fail to reach in

and x the problem. You'll thank God with a pliers on hand which keeps you away from any

annoying trouble for just setting one JUMPER.

What is Jumper?

Jumper is something generally

referred to " Jumping wire" that utilizes the

short circuit of the pins to tune up some

functions, such as FSB (front side bus),

ratio, and sound switches adjusting.

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XC Cube chassis

Motherboard

Power Supply

1.4 What’s In The Box?

Open the XC Cube box, you will nd components as follow:

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XC Cube chassis / Drives Cage

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Motherboard (Pre-installed on XC Cube chassis.)

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Power Supply (Pre-installed on XC Cube chassis.)

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CPU cooler

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XC Cube User's Manual

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XC Cube "Easy Installation Guide"

CPU cooler

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1.5 Accessory

Beside main components, you are supposed to see the following accessories:

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Fixed screws: After opening the accessory parcel, you'll see the following four

different type of screws:

A s s h o w n i n

the p i cture, th e

threads on NO.1

sc r ew ar e w ide

a n d i t h a s a

hexagonal head

As shown in the

picture, the NO.3

screw’s threads are

wide as well but it

has a round head.

As shown in the

picture, threads on

NO.2 screw are

narrow and there

is a r in g on i ts

head.

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IDE Cable: a 40 -pin connector to connect the hard disk with IDE interface.

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IDE Cable: a 40 -pin connector to connect the optical device IDE interface.

► Disk Drive Cable: a 34-pin connector to connect disk drive.

As shown in the

picture, the NO.4

screw ’s thread s

are wide as well

but it has a  a t

head.

FDD header

Motherboard

header

II. Start To

Assemble

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2.1 Features of XC Cube

AOpen XC Cube, designed as a Mini-PC, provides you as many advantages as it can.

You may nd that it is elegant among other traditional PC design that obviously highlighted

your individual style and taste with different color panel provided. In addition to it’s unique

appearance, AOpen XC Cube is easy to move around in your house, suitable for decoration

even in your living room. As light and crispy as it is, it is denitely your choice for a PC.

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Unique design that reects your style and taste!

►

Color Panel changing that changes with your mood!

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Space exibility allows you to move it from living room or to your bedroom.

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Silent Technology, PC that is quiet even in the middle of the night.

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Easy Installation for any new hand assembling their rst PC.

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Mini housing which saves you almost 60% of housing space.

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Hand-harmlessness design ensures you 100% security during assembling.

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Equipped with a highly efcient power supply to keep your computer work smoothly

in most cases.

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Conform to FCC ClassB/DoC and CE standards to guarantee your health.

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Teamed with high-efciency motherboard to make your job a great deal easier.

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Great extensible function where you can optionally purchase AGP/PCI interfaces

with low-prole standards.

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2.2 Starting Installing

1

Unscrew all screws on the chassis. Use your thumb to push the chassis backward to

you.

2

Lift the chassis up. Here you may see the internal of the chassis.

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When you start to take the Front

Panel apart, please pay attention to

the rib that is located at top of the

both side panel. As the left picture

shown, the rst you can pull it apart

toward the both side, then softly

pull it away. Finally you can pull the

Front Panel apart. Be careful not to

break the rib.

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Take the Front Panel from top of it.

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2.3 Install Hard disk

Before taking the Hard disk bay out from the left side of the motherboard, please take

the screws off that is below the Drives Cage.

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It takes the Hard disk bay out along the curve slideway.

2

Put the Hard disk into the Hard disk

bay, please pay attention to the yellow

arrowhead as shown, and take the

PCB (Printed Circuit Board) of the

Hard disk toward up. The purpose

of the purple mark is to remind you

put the connecter of the Hard disk

toward outside. That will be the same

direction with the screw.

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There is a transparent plastic cover

on the other side of the Hard disk

bay. When you install the Hard disk

and match the cover, that’s mean the

Hard disk is on the suitable position.

Please use the screw no.2 to screw

it! Don’t remove the cover, because

it will help you to install correct next

time.

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It takes the Hard disk bay back to the Drive Cage along the curve slideway, and

then locks the screw tightly.

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When you install the cable and

power cord of the Hard disk

40pin, please pay attention to

the red cable should aline with

the Hard disk and pin 1 of the

Motherboard.

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You can connect the other side of

the Hard disk 40pin cable and IDE

hander of the Motherboard. Please

pay attention to the red cable should

aline with the Hard disk and pin 1 of

the Motherboard.

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Yo u can r ef er to y our “ Ea s y

Installation Guide” to understand

the position of many kinds of the

hander in the Motherboard.

2.4 Install Serial ATA hard disk

1

As Serial ATA hard disk comes with different power connector and Serial ATA cable,

please use our bundled SATA power connector and Serial ATA cable to connect the

hard disk.

2

If you happen to have Serial ATA hard

disk, this motherboard comes with

Serial ATA connectors onboard as well.

With EzColor design, you may easily

nd out the correct ame-red cable

with the correct header. You may kindly

install the Serial ATA cables onto Serial

ATA headers.

Serial ATA cable

SATA power connector

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2.5 Install 3.5" Floppy disk or Card reader

Install 3.5” Floppy disk or Card reader to the rst Drive bay of the Drives Cage.

1

The screw aperture of the 3.5” Floppy disk or Card reader aim at the no.1 aperture of

the “FDD” sign in the Drives Cage. Then use the screw no.2 to screw it tightly.

2

Due to the 3.5” Floppy

disk and Card reader must

display on the Front Panel,

then the user can easy to

use it! So the no.1 screw aperture of

the “FDD” sign can aline the Front

Panel. If you have the other kinds of

the 3.5” device need to use, you can

stand on the length of the device to

choose the suitable screw aperture.

When you install the cable and

power cord of the Floppy disk 34pin,

please pay attention to the red cable

should aline with the Floppy disk

and pin 1 of the Motherboard.

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2.6 Install Optical drive

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You can connect the other side of the

Floppy disk 34pin cable and Floppy

hander of the Motherboard. Please

pay attention to the red cable should

aline with the Floppy disk and pin

1 of the Motherboard. If you install

the Card reader, you can connect

the cable to the USB hander of the

Motherboard.

1

Install Optical drive to the rst Drive bay of the 5.25” Drives Cage. Then make the

Front Panel of the Optical drive aline front of the Motherboard.

2

You can stand on the length of the Optical drive, and then use the screw no.2 to

screw it tightly.

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3

To stand on your deject button

position of the Optical drive, you can

adjust the deject lever position of

the XC Cube Front Panel. It makes

you to press the deject button of the

Optical drive accurate.

4

When you install the cable and

power cord of the Optical drive

40pin, please pay attention to

the red cable should aline with

the Optical drive and pin 1 of the

Motherboard. As the functions of

the Audio Digital or Audio Analog,

please refer to your manual of the

Optical drive.

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You can connect the other side of the

Optical drive 40pin cable and IDE

hander of the Motherboard. Please

pay attention to the red cable should

aline with the Optical drive and pin 1

of the Motherboard.

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2.7 Install other device

XC Cube TZ Series set up two 5.25” Drive bay and four 3.5” Drive bay to provide you

the more devices. When you install the devices, we suggest you the follow order. It will make

the XC Cube TZ Series have more thermo performance and expandability.

If you would like to set up the others device, please follow the step as below to take the

Front Panel apart.

3.5” Hard Disk No.4

3.5” Hard Disk No.2

3.5” Hard Disk No.3

3.5” Hard Disk No.1

5.25” Optical Drive No.1

5.25” Optical Drive No.2

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2.8 Install CPU

2.8.1 Install CPU on Socket 478

1

Erect sensor up a bit (it might have been folded while shipped in with Cooler on top

of it). After that, erect CPU socket lever up. Then, install CPU onto CPU socket.

2

Press the lever back to CPU socket.

The purpose of this chapter introduces how to set up

different kinds of the CPU. The Motherboard of the shown

is just an example. The real object that you bought is

stand on Motherboard of the XC Cube.

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