4 Removal and replacement procedures – small form factor (SFF) chassis .......................................................... 14
Preparation for disassembly ............................................................................................................................... 14
Access panel ......................................................................................................................................................... 15
Optical drive ......................................................................................................................................................... 16
Memory ................................................................................................................................................................ 17
DIMMs ................................................................................................................................................ 17
DDR3-SDRAM DIMMs ......................................................................................................................... 17
Populating DIMM sockets .................................................................................................................. 18
Installing DIMMs ................................................................................................................................ 18
Expansion card ..................................................................................................................................................... 20
WLAN module ...................................................................................................................................................... 22
RTC battery .......................................................................................................................................................... 23
Power supply ....................................................................................................................................................... 24
Fan sink ................................................................................................................................................................ 26
Processor ............................................................................................................................................................. 28
System board ....................................................................................................................................................... 29
System board callouts ....................................................................................................................... 31
Front bezel ........................................................................................................................................................... 32
Hard drive ............................................................................................................................................................. 32
Front I/O assembly ............................................................................................................................................... 36
Power switch ........................................................................................................................................................ 38
5 Computer Setup (F10) Utility ........................................................................................................................ 39
Computer Setup (F10) Utilities ............................................................................................................................ 39
Using Computer Setup (F10) Utilities ................................................................................................ 40
Computer Setup—File ....................................................................................................................... 41
Computer Setup—Storage ................................................................................................................ 42
Computer Setup—Security ............................................................................................................... 43
Computer Setup—Power .................................................................................................................. 45
Computer Setup—Advanced ............................................................................................................. 45
Recovering the Conguration Settings ............................................................................................................... 46
6 Troubleshooting without diagnostics ............................................................................................................ 47
Safety and comfort .............................................................................................................................................. 47
Before you call for technical support .................................................................................................................. 47
Helpful hints ........................................................................................................................................................ 48
Solving general problems .................................................................................................................................... 49
Solving power problems ...................................................................................................................................... 52
Solving hard drive problems ................................................................................................................................ 53
Solving media card reader problems ................................................................................................................... 55
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