Operating guidelines .............................................................................................................. 16
Routine care .......................................................................................................................... 17
General cleaning safety precautions .......................................................................... 17
Cleaning the Computer Case .................................................................................... 17
Cleaning the keyboard ............................................................................................ 17
Cleaning the monitor ............................................................................................... 18
Cleaning the mouse ................................................................................................. 18
Service considerations ............................................................................................................ 18
Power supply fan .................................................................................................... 18
Tools and software Requirements .............................................................................. 19
Screws ................................................................................................................... 19
Cables and connectors ............................................................................................ 19
Hard Drives ............................................................................................................ 19
Lithium coin cell battery ............................................................................................ 20
SATA hard drives ................................................................................................................... 20
SATA hard drive cables .......................................................................................................... 21
SATA data cable ..................................................................................................... 21
SMART ATA drives ................................................................................................................. 21
Cable management ................................................................................................................ 21
5 Removal and replacement procedures: Small Form Factor ............................................... 22
Preparation for disassembly .................................................................................................... 22
Access panel ......................................................................................................................... 23
Front bezel ............................................................................................................................ 24
Front bezel security ................................................................................................................ 25
Bezel blanks .......................................................................................................................... 27
Memory ................................................................................................................................ 28
DIMMs .................................................................................................................. 28
DDR3-SDRAM DIMMs .............................................................................................. 28
Populating DIMM sockets ......................................................................................... 28
Installing DIMMs ..................................................................................................... 29
Expansion card ...................................................................................................................... 31
System board connections ....................................................................................................... 35
Drives ................................................................................................................................... 36
Drive positions ........................................................................................................ 38
Removing a 3.5-inch device ..................................................................................... 39
Installing a 3.5-inch device ....................................................................................... 40
Removing a slim optical drive ................................................................................... 42
Installing a slim optical drive .................................................................................... 43
Removing and replacing a 3.5-inch hard drive ........................................................... 44
Removing a 2.5-inch hard drive ................................................................................ 47
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