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Contents
3.2
Routine Care
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3-4
3.2.1
General Cleaning Safety Precautions
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3-4
3.2.2
Cleaning the Computer Case
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3-4
3.2.3
Cleaning the Keyboard
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3-5
3.2.4
Cleaning the Monitor
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3-5
3.2.5
Cleaning the Mouse
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3-5
3.3
Service Considerations
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3-6
3.3.1
Power Supply Fan
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3-6
3.3.2
Tools and Software Requirements
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3-6
3.3.3
Screws
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3-6
3.3.4
Cables and Connectors
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3-7
3.3.5
Hard Drives
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3-7
3.3.6
Lithium Coin Cell Battery
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3-7
chapter 4
Removal and Replacement Procedures
4.1
Disassembly Sequence Chart
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4-1
4.2
Disassembly Preparation
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4-2
4.3
Feet Installation
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4-3
4.4
Logo Plate
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4-3
4.5
Cable Lock
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4-4
4.6
Access Panel
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4-5
4.7
Front Bezel
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4-6
4.8
Power Button
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4-7
4.9
Subpanel and Bezel Blanks
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4-8
4.10
Power Switch
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4-9
4.11
Mass Storage Devices
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4-10
4.11.1
Removing an Internal 3.5-Inch Hard Drive
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4-12
4.11.2
Removing an External 5.25-Inch Drive
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4-14
4.11.3
Removing an External 3.5-Inch Drive
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4-16
4.12
Removing the Drivelocks
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4-18
4.13
Expansion Boards
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4-21
4.13.1
Expansion Board Slots
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4-21
4.13.2
Removing a PCI Expansion Board
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4-22
4.13.3
Installing a PCI Expansion Board
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4-23
4.14
Board Guide
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4-25
4.15
Internal Speaker
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4-26
4.16
System Memory
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4-27
4.16.1 DIMMs
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4-27
4.16.2
Memory Module Installation
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4-27
4.17
Graphics Cards
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4-29
4.17.1
Graphics Performance Accelerator (GPA)/AGP Inline Memory
Module (AIMM) Card with a Type I Retention Mechanism
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4-29
4.17.2
AGP Card with a Type I Retention Mechanism
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4-32
4.17.3
GPA/AIMM Card with a Type 2 Retention Mechanism
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4-33
4.17.4
AGP Card with a Type 2 Retention Mechanism
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4-34
4.17.5
Standard AGP Expansion Card
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4-35
4.18 Processor
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4-36
4.19
System Board
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4-37
4.20 Battery
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4-38
4.21
Chassis Fan Assembly
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4-39
4.22
Power Supply
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4-40
4.23
Converting a Desktop to a Minitower
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4-41
4.24
Converting a Minitower to a Desktop
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4-43