Compaq dx2810 Service Reference Guide: HP Compaq dx2810 and dx2818 Business PC - Page 123

Plastic Wire/Cable Fastener and Clips

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9. Connect external cables to the installed card, if needed. Connect internal cables to the system board, if needed. 10. Replace the computer access panel. 11. Reconfigure the computer, if necessary. Refer to the Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide for instructions on using Computer Setup. Plastic Wire/Cable Fastener and Clips Three different plastic wire fasteners secure many of the system wires. You have to loosen these fasteners to gain access to the wires for several computer components. See the following illustration for proper routing of wires. To loosen the fasteners: 1. Prepare the computer for disassembly (Preparation for Disassembly on page 83). 2. Remove the access panel (Access Panel on page 84). 3. Rotate the drive cage to its upright position. 4. To open the round fastener (1), twist the two ends of the fastener until the ends come apart. 5. To open the square fastener (2), at the notch where the fastener latch connects, pull the top of the fastener up and outward. 6. To open the fastener mounted under the hard drive (3), pull the latch on the right side of the fastener directly downward. To close the fasteners, reverse the loosening procedure. Plastic Wire/Cable Fastener and Clips 113

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9.
Connect external cables to the installed card, if needed. Connect internal cables to the system
board, if needed.
10.
Replace the computer access panel.
11.
Reconfigure the computer, if necessary. Refer to the
Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide
for
instructions on using Computer Setup.
Plastic Wire/Cable Fastener and Clips
Three different plastic wire fasteners secure many of the system wires. You have to loosen these
fasteners to gain access to the wires for several computer components. See the following illustration for
proper routing of wires.
To loosen the fasteners:
1.
Prepare the computer for disassembly (
Preparation for Disassembly
on page
83
).
2.
Remove the access panel (
Access Panel
on page
84
).
3.
Rotate the drive cage to its upright position.
4.
To open the round fastener
(1)
, twist the two ends of the fastener until the ends come apart.
5.
To open the square fastener
(2)
, at the notch where the fastener latch connects, pull the top of the
fastener up and outward.
6.
To open the fastener mounted under the hard drive
(3)
, pull the latch on the right side of the fastener
directly downward.
To close the fasteners, reverse the loosening procedure.
Plastic Wire/Cable Fastener and Clips
113