AOpen HQ85 User manual

Chapter 0 Catalogue

Chapter 0 Contents

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Chapter 1 How To Use This Manual ...................... 1-1

1.1 A Thank-you Note Before You Get Started..........................................................................1-1

1.2 The Features Of This Manual..............................................................................................1-2

1.3 Preliminary Tools.................................................................................................................1-3

Chapter 2 Start To Assemble..................................... 2-1

2.1 Open The Housing .............................................................................................................. 2-1

2.2 Check Accessories..............................................................................................................2-3

2.3 Check Your I/O Back-panel .................................................................................................2-5

2.4 Set Up Hard Disk.................................................................................................................2-7

2.5 Set Up Motherboard ..........................................................................................................2-10

2.6 Set Up CPU.......................................................................................................................2-12

2.7 Plug In Memory ................................................................................................................. 2-19

2.8 Set Up Floppy Diskette Drive ............................................................................................2-21

2.9 Set Up Optical Storage Devices........................................................................................2-24

2.10 Connect Signal Cable......................................................................................................2-27

2.11 Connect Power Cord ....................................................................................................... 2-30

2.12 Connect The Signal Cables Of Front Panel Light ...........................................................2-33

2.13 Set Up Interface Card......................................................................................................2-34

2.14 All Set ..............................................................................................................................2-37

Chapter 3 Check What You've Achieved.3-1

3.1 Connect The External Peripherals ......................................................................................3-1

3.2 Turn On The Power To Check .............................................................................................3-5

3.3 Postscripts...........................................................................................................................3-9

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Catalogue

Chapter 1 How To Use This Manual

1.1 A Thank-you Note Before You Get Started

First of all, we would like to express our gratitude to your purchase of this specially designed

Baresystem by

AOpen

. Once again, this Baresystem is designed uniquely to meet all your

personal needs with our great industrial designing ability and our everlasting perseverance with

the quality of all products.

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

book for " Fresh drives on the road." If you are already a veteran, this manual may not be that

suitable for you. It is our hope that the novices can build up their own computers step by step.

Now, we invite you to personally experience this user-friendly manual and all the powerful

functions this

AOpen

Baresystem offer.

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The logos of Intel, Intel Celeron and Pentium II&III are the registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.

The logos of Microsoft, Windows are the registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in America and other

countries.

All the titles of the products and the trademarks mentioned in this manual are for the purpose of illustrative

conveniences and are possessed by their respective firms.

We regret not informing about any changes in usage standards and other related information. AOpen Company

reserves the right of altering or modifying the content of this manual. In case of any mistakes or incorrect descriptions,

which include those on the products, AOpen makes no guarantee or commitments.

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Under no circumstances are any types of duplicating and loading this brochure in any databases and media

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How To Use This Manual

1.2 The Features Of This Manual

In this manual, you will be able to know how to:

Set up a personal computer on your own.

Correctly and safely put everything together and get some ideas about hardware.

Make the setup easier with some practical techniques.

In addition, this manual DOES NOT offer you:

Any sorts of back doors, such as overclocking.

A great bunch of hardware standard that is difficult to understand.

Lengthy, fanciful but vague theories.

Instead, this manual explains theories in simple language by colorful illustrations. Therefore,

you will see the icons below quite often.

Note

Contains knowledge you should know in process of

assembling and some helpful tips.

Warning

When seeing this mark, please beware. It highlights

mistakes occurred often when assembling or something

you should pay attention to.

Setup Order

This mark indicates the assembling sequence which

should be followed b

y

numerical order.

Force direction

This arrow shows the right direction the force should be

imposed or the correct assembling direction.

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1.3 Preliminary Tools

"A workman must first sharpen his tools if he is to do his work well". Before you start the setup,

there are some tools that you can't spare.

Firstly, the most frequently used tool is cross screwdriver. You can use it to screw most interior

components. A suitable screwdriver can make the setup job much easier. But does any

screwdriver apply? No, we suggest a screwdriver with a magnetic tip. When you set up your

PC, the situation is very likely to happen: you accidentally drop screws into the space between

components. In case of this, a magnetic screwdriver helps attracting those fallen screws that

are impossible to reach by hands. Some screw holes are difficult to reach. At this case, we

need a magnetic screwdriver as well. In addition, the size of tool does matter. Generally, the

domestic 107 cross screwdriver

is the best one.

I can get it done!!

When putting things together, you can't avoid adjusting Jumpers. In most of cases, it can be

done barehanded. But the time always comes when there is a situation hands fail to reach in

and fix the problem. You will thank God if you have a pliers on hand to avoid any hassle just

because of one JUMPER.

What is Jumper?

Jumper is something generally referred to "

Jumping wire", which is used to adjust some

functions such as FSB (front side bus), ratio, and

sound switches adjustment by causing them

short circuit.

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Chapter 2 Start To Assemble

2.1 Open The Housing

This product you bought from

AOpen Baresystem

series belongs to special standards of

MicroATX. And this Baresystem has following distinguishing features:

The MicroATX housing provides you a big space to expand capacity.

The cut-free design at bending edges ensures your safety when assembling.

A highly efficient 145W / 180W(Optional) power supplier ensures your computer

work smoothly in most cases.

FCC Class B / DoC and CE conformed standards guarantee your health.

A high-efficiency motherboard attached makes your job much easier.

A great extensible function; you can optionally purchase AGP/PCI interfaces,

VGA or other add-on cards.

Now, let's open the housing and take a look at the interior design and attached accessories:

Loosen screws on the housing

You can loosen them with a cross screwdriver.

Need your attention.

This manual can be applied to MT85 / HQ85

series housings. They are only different in

their appearance. The pictures shown

below are just for your reference.

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Remove both sides of housings.

To remove side housings, slide the housing a bit backward and lift it up. Procedure goes

the same with the other side.

Then you can have a clear look of AOpen Mid-Tower Baresystem.

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2.2 Check Accessories

Opening the housing, you are supposed to see the following accessories:

Power cord: Connects the computer power.

Are power cords all the same?

Power cords are various in different countries.

Please use an appropriate power cord according

to your country.

Fixed screws: After opening the accessory parcel, you'll see three different types of

screws as follows:

A

s shown in the picture, the threads

on NO.1 screw are wide and it is a

so-called hex screw.

A

s shown in the picture, the NO.2

screw’s threads are wide as well but it

has a round head. It is a so-called

bindin

g

head screw.

A

s shown in the picture, threads on

NO.3 screw are narrow. It is a

so-called round head washer screw.

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IDE Cable: is a 40-pin connector used to link IDE interface devices such as hard

disk and CD-ROM.

40-Pin Connector

IDE Cable: a 80-pin connector to connect the hard disk with IDE interface and

CD-ROM.

80-Pin Connector

Floppy

Diskette Drive (FDD) Cable: is a 34-pin connector to connect diskette drive.

34-Pin Connector

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2.3 Check Your I/O Back-panel

MT85 / HQ85 series housing is equipped with an all-purpose I/O back-panel. You can break

through the port bracket according to your personal needs. If your motherboard has built-in

sound effects or network functions, then you need more ports to connect external speakers

and network.

Check I/O connector ports on the motherboard with your housing

and decide which port brackets you need to break through.

If there is a built-in network card on the

motherboard, then you need to brea

k

throu

g

h this bracket.

If there is a built-in sound device, then

you need to break though these two

brackets.

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Use a tool to break the iron bracket on the I/O back-panel.

As shown in the picture, use a tool to tear down the bracket by twisting it several

times.

Be careful when twisting!!

When breaking brackets, it is wise to use a pliers

to avoid cutting yourself. If you fail to have a

pliers on hand, pad a piece of cloth on you

r

palm to tear it down.

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2.4 Set Up Hard Disk

A Hard disk is the place where most of the data is stored. Therefore, it is one of the most

important components in a personal computer. This section will introduce you the knowledge

of the hard disk and some important tips when you set it up.

Get to know the hard disk

Taking out the hard disk from the parcel, you will see the following equipment:

Jumper

configurations

Adjust Jumpers on your hard disk

As has been mentioned to you, we assume you know the definition of Jumpers. The

setting of Jumpers in IDE hard disk is essential for a computer to distinguish various

devices connected on the same cable. To be general, we normally set the hard disk

to "Master", indicating the first device of the cable; and we set CD-ROM to "Slave",

meaning the second device of the cable. The Jumper settings are marked on the tag

affixed to the surface of the hard disk or mentioned in its handbook. Here we only set

up one hard disk so that it has to be set as "Master."

IDE cable connector

Power connector

Jumper here is set as

"Master"

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Connect IDE cable

It would be easier to carry out the procedure if the IDE cable is properly plugged before

locking up the hard disk to the frame. You can distinguish IDE cable from left and right.

Normally, a standard cable has a foolproof device, which is a small salient on the cable,

and a small dent in the socket. Just aim the salient at the dent and then plug it in.

Lock the hard disk in the frame.

Our special design provides you an easy way to remove HDD / FDD frame from the

housing. Just press the spring and pull the frame outward.

What if there is no foolproof device

on the cable?

If you happen to have a cable without foolproof

design, just remember that the first pin is next to the

red line and it would be safe to locate the first pin

close to the power cord

The first pin is close to

the power connector.

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In fact, a hard disk is a very fragile and delicate device though it is covered with robust metal.

During the process, any slight vibration might damage it. Hence, be sure to get it locked in the

frame securely. You must screw the hard disk securely on both sides of the frame.

Don't mess up screws!!

Generally there are special screws for a hard

disk in the parcel when you buy a new hard

disk. If no screws are attached, use those

packed in the accessory parcel. Make sure

to use the NO.2 screws. (See page 2-3)

Pack the HDD / FDD frame back to the housing

Put the frame back to the housing and fix it securely to complete this step. It's pretty simple:

Just aim two tenons on the frame at the housing and the other one on the top of the frame.

Then push it to the opposite direction. You will hear a clipped sound.

Tenon 1

Tenon 2

Tenon 3

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2.5 Set Up Motherboard

It is very easy to set up a motherboard in

AOpen MT85 / HQ85

. Just place the motherboard

in the correct position and tighten the screws. Please follow the steps below:

Read the handbook of the motherboard and adjust Jumper settings.

Currently almost all motherboards have a Jumper-free design (or Jumperless design).

Even so, there are still some other functions that need to be adjusted through Jumpers.

Please refer to the handbook of your motherboard and adjust the Jumper settings

according to your personal requirements.

How many brass studs should I screw?

Please refer to you

r

motherboard handbook to

adjust the Jumper settings

according to your needs.

Before setting up the motherboard, you have to screw brass studs at the chassis

of housing to avoid the motherboard from directly contacting with the iron base.

For your convenience, we have fastened 7 brass studs on MT85 / HQ85 series

housings. Please compare your motherboard with your housing. Then just screw

the brass studs you need. The Motherboard you purchase may look different from

the one shown below.

1

2

Micro ATX Model

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

6

5

4

3

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With an angel of 45 degrees, level the motherboard at the back panel brackets

and

p

lace it on the brass studs

y

ou

j

ust screwed.

Remove the frame first.

In order to install the motherboard

smoothly, you may remove the Hard

Disk frame first. (See Page 2-8)

Tighten the screws respectively with

screws NO.1

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2.6 Set Up CPU

When setting up CPU, please don't go wrong with the direction of CPU. It is very easy to

distinguish its direction. First of all, let's have a look at what CPU is like:

As shown in the picture, it's FC-PGA CPU of Intel Pentium III, which is so-called Socket370

CPU. There are still many other varieties of CPU available in the marketplace. Please pay

attention to the model when you are purchasing. It should be consistent with your

motherboard. What we use here is an Intel’s Pentium III CPU. You need not worry if you

are not using the same one as all models have similar set-up procedures.

Pull open the lever next to the CPU socket to 90 degrees.

Pull outward the lever beside the CPU socket and pull it upward vertically.

Note that the arrow indicates

the first

p

in

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Aim the arrow marked on CPU at the first pin position on the socket.

After CPU is located in the socket, pull down the lever and click to the tenon.

Don’t worry!! CPU socket also has

a

fool-proof device.

You may find out the pin arrangement at four corners of

CPU is different. Two of them have a bevel-angle

which is a fool-proof. As long as you don't insert it too

hard, the CPU is unable to be located into the socket if

it is wron

g

l

y

p

laced!

Beware of CPU pins!

When setting up CPU, please be

careful not to crook the pins or CPU

can't be properly located into the

socket!

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Set up the cooling fan above the CPU socket.

Get the clip of the cooling fan hooked by the tenon above the socket.

Use a tool to place the clip at the

other side into the tenon.

Lastly, plug in the fan connector.

Be aware of its direction.

Be careful not to scratch the motherboard!

When setting up the cooling fan, please avoid the clip

scratching the motherboard; otherwise it may cause serious

damage!

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