4 Removal and replacement procedures ........................................................................................................... 17
Preparation for disassembly ............................................................................................................................... 17
Access panel ......................................................................................................................................................... 18
Front bezel ........................................................................................................................................................... 19
Slim optical drive bezel blank .............................................................................................................................. 20
Front bezel dust lter .......................................................................................................................................... 21
System board connections .................................................................................................................................. 22
Memory ................................................................................................................................................................ 23
Populating DIMM sockets .................................................................................................................. 23
Removing and installing DIMMs ........................................................................................................ 24
Expansion card ..................................................................................................................................................... 26
Drives ................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Drive positions ................................................................................................................................... 30
Removing and installing drives ......................................................................................................... 30
Removing a 9.5 mm slim optical drive ........................................................................... 31
Installing a 9.5 mm slim optical drive ............................................................................ 33
Removing a 3.5-inch hard drive ...................................................................................... 34
Installing a 3.5-inch hard drive ....................................................................................... 36
Drive cage ........................................................................................................................ 40
Removing a 2.5-inch hard drive ...................................................................................... 41
Installing a 2.5-inch hard drive ....................................................................................... 42
Removing and installing an M.2 SSD storage card ......................................................... 44
WLAN module ...................................................................................................................................................... 46
Hood lock ............................................................................................................................................................. 47
Card reader ........................................................................................................................................................... 48
Antennas .............................................................................................................................................................. 49
Air duct ................................................................................................................................................................. 51
Option board ........................................................................................................................................................ 52
Optional rear port ................................................................................................................................................ 53
Fan sink ................................................................................................................................................................ 54
Fan ........................................................................................................................................................................ 57
Processor ............................................................................................................................................................. 58
Power supply ....................................................................................................................................................... 59
Speaker ................................................................................................................................................................ 60
System board ....................................................................................................................................................... 61
System board callouts ....................................................................................................................... 64
Changing from desktop to tower orientation ..................................................................................................... 65
5 Computer Setup (F10) Utility ........................................................................................................................ 66
Computer Setup (F10) Utilities ............................................................................................................................ 66
Using Computer Setup (F10) Utilities ................................................................................................ 66
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