Preventing Electrostatic Damage to Equipment
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39
Personal Grounding Methods and Equipment
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39
Grounding the Work Area
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40
Recommended Materials and Equipment
..........................................................................
40
Operating Guidelines
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41
Routine Care
......................................................................................................................................
42
General Cleaning Safety Precautions
................................................................................
42
Cleaning the Computer Case
............................................................................................
42
Cleaning the Keyboard
......................................................................................................
42
Cleaning the Monitor
..........................................................................................................
43
Cleaning the Mouse
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43
Service Considerations
......................................................................................................................
43
Power Supply Fan
.............................................................................................................
43
Tools and Software Requirements
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43
Screws
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44
Cables and Connectors
.....................................................................................................
44
Hard Drives
........................................................................................................................
44
Lithium Coin Cell Battery
...................................................................................................
44
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Removal and Replacement Procedures Microtower (MT) Chassis
Serial Number Location
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46
Preparation for Disassembly
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47
Access Panel
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48
Front Bezel
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49
Bezel Blanks
.......................................................................................................................................
50
Memory
..............................................................................................................................................
51
DDR2-SDRAM DIMMs
......................................................................................................
51
Populating DIMM Sockets
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52
Installing Memory Modules
................................................................................................
53
Expansion Cards
................................................................................................................................
55
Cable Management
...........................................................................................................................
59
Cable Connections
............................................................................................................
61
Drives
.................................................................................................................................................
62
Drive Positions
..................................................................................................................
62
Installing Additional Drives
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63
System Board Drive Connections
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64
Removing an Optical Drive
...............................................................................
65
Installing an Optical Drive into the 5.25-inch Drive Bay
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66
Removing an External 3.5-inch Drive
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68
Installing a Drive into the 3.5-inch External Drive Bay
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70
Removing an Internal 3.5-inch Hard Drive
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71
Installing an Internal 3.5-inch Hard Drive
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74
Front I/O and USB Panel Housing Assembly
....................................................................................
77
Power Switch/LED Assembly
.............................................................................................................
78
Speaker
..............................................................................................................................................
79
System Fan
........................................................................................................................................
80
Heatsink assembly
.............................................................................................................................
81
Processor
...........................................................................................................................................
82
Power Supply
.....................................................................................................................................
83
System Board
.....................................................................................................................................
84
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