Access panel ......................................................................................................................................................... 15
Front bezel ........................................................................................................................................................... 16
Front bezel security ............................................................................................................................................. 17
Slim optical drive bezel blank .............................................................................................................................. 18
Memory ................................................................................................................................................................ 19
DIMMs ................................................................................................................................................ 19
DDR4-SDRAM DIMMs ......................................................................................................................... 19
Populating DIMM sockets .................................................................................................................. 19
Installing DIMMs ................................................................................................................................ 20
Expansion cards ................................................................................................................................................... 22
Drives ................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Drive positions ................................................................................................................................... 26
Removing a 9.5 mm slim optical drive .............................................................................................. 27
Installing a 9.5 mm slim optical drive ............................................................................................... 28
Removing a hard drive ...................................................................................................................... 30
Installing a hard drive ........................................................................................................................ 31
Front I/O and power switch assembly ................................................................................................................. 34
Fan sink ................................................................................................................................................................ 35
Processor ............................................................................................................................................................. 37
Speaker ................................................................................................................................................................ 38
Rear chassis fan ................................................................................................................................................... 39
Power supply ....................................................................................................................................................... 40
System board ....................................................................................................................................................... 42
System board callouts ....................................................................................................................... 43
5 Computer Setup (F10) Utility ........................................................................................................................ 44
Computer Setup (F10) Utilities ............................................................................................................................ 44
Using Computer Setup (F10) Utilities ................................................................................................ 44
Computer Setup–Main ....................................................................................................................... 46
Computer Setup—Security ............................................................................................................... 48
Computer Setup—Advanced ............................................................................................................. 50
Recovering the Conguration Settings ............................................................................................................... 55
6 Troubleshooting without diagnostics ............................................................................................................ 56
Safety and comfort .............................................................................................................................................. 56
Before you call for technical support .................................................................................................................. 56
Helpful hints ........................................................................................................................................................ 57
Solving general problems .................................................................................................................................... 58
Solving power problems ...................................................................................................................................... 62
Solving hard drive problems ................................................................................................................................ 63
Solving media card reader problems ................................................................................................................... 65
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