Grounding the work area ......................................................................................... 19
Recommended materials and equipment .................................................................... 19
Operating guidelines .............................................................................................................. 20
Routine care .......................................................................................................................... 21
General cleaning safety precautions .......................................................................... 21
Cleaning the Computer Case .................................................................................... 21
Cleaning the keyboard ............................................................................................ 21
Cleaning the monitor ............................................................................................... 22
Cleaning the mouse ................................................................................................. 22
Service considerations ............................................................................................................ 22
Power supply fan .................................................................................................... 22
Tools and software Requirements .............................................................................. 23
Screws ................................................................................................................... 23
Cables and connectors ............................................................................................ 23
Hard Drives ............................................................................................................ 23
Lithium coin cell battery ............................................................................................ 24
SATA hard drives ................................................................................................................... 24
SATA hard drive cables .......................................................................................................... 25
SATA data cable ..................................................................................................... 25
SMART ATA drives ................................................................................................................. 25
Cable management ................................................................................................................ 25
5 Removal and replacement procedures: Microtower ......................................................... 26
Preparation for disassembly .................................................................................................... 26
Access panel ......................................................................................................................... 27
Front bezel ............................................................................................................................ 28
Bezel blanks .......................................................................................................................... 29
Memory ................................................................................................................................ 31
DIMMs .................................................................................................................. 31
DDR3-SDRAM DIMMs .............................................................................................. 31
Installing DIMMs ..................................................................................................... 32
Expansion cards .................................................................................................................... 33
System board connections ....................................................................................................... 38
Drives ................................................................................................................................... 39
Drive positions ........................................................................................................ 41
Removing a 5.25-inch drive ..................................................................................... 42
Installing a 5.25-inch drive ....................................................................................... 42
Removing a 3.5-inch device ..................................................................................... 44
Installing a 3.5-inch device ....................................................................................... 46
Removing a 3.5-inch hard drive ................................................................................ 47
Installing a 3.5-inch drive ......................................................................................... 48
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