Surge-Tolerant Power Supply
............................................................................................
45
Thermal Sensor
.................................................................................................................
45
5
Serial ATA (SATA) Drive Guidelines and Features
SATA Hard Drives
..............................................................................................................................
46
SATA Hard Drive Cables
....................................................................................................................
46
SATA Data Cable
..............................................................................................................
46
SMART ATA Drives
............................................................................................................................
46
Hard Drive Capacities
........................................................................................................................
47
6
Identifying the Chassis, Routine Care, and Disassembly Preparation
Chassis Designations
.........................................................................................................................
48
Microtower (MT)
.................................................................................................................
48
Small Form Factor (SFF)
...................................................................................................
49
Electrostatic Discharge Information
....................................................................................................
49
Generating Static
...............................................................................................................
49
Preventing Electrostatic Damage to Equipment
................................................................
50
Personal Grounding Methods and Equipment
...................................................................
50
Grounding the Work Area
..................................................................................................
51
Recommended Materials and Equipment
..........................................................................
51
Operating Guidelines
..........................................................................................................................
52
Routine Care
......................................................................................................................................
52
General Cleaning Safety Precautions
................................................................................
52
Cleaning the Computer Case
............................................................................................
52
Cleaning the Keyboard
......................................................................................................
53
Cleaning the Monitor
..........................................................................................................
53
Cleaning the Mouse
...........................................................................................................
54
Service Considerations
......................................................................................................................
54
Power Supply Fan
.............................................................................................................
54
Tools and Software Requirements
....................................................................................
54
Screws
...............................................................................................................................
54
Cables and Connectors
.....................................................................................................
55
Hard Drives
........................................................................................................................
55
Lithium Coin Cell Battery
...................................................................................................
55
7
Removal and Replacement Procedures Microtower (MT) Chassis
Preparation for Disassembly
..............................................................................................................
56
Access Panel
......................................................................................................................................
57
Front Bezel
.........................................................................................................................................
58
Bezel Blanks
.......................................................................................................................................
59
5.25-inch Drive Bezel Blank
...............................................................................................
59
3.5-inch Drive Bezel Blank
.................................................................................................
60
Memory
.............................................................................................................................................
61
DDR2-SDRAM DIMMs
......................................................................................................
61
Installing Memory Modules
................................................................................................
61
Expansion Cards
................................................................................................................................
63
Cable Management
...........................................................................................................................
65
Cable Connections
............................................................................................................
66
Drives
.................................................................................................................................................
67
vii