Cables and connectors ..................................................................................... 55
Hard drives ........................................................................................................ 55
Lithium coin cell battery ..................................................................................... 55
Customer Self-Repair ......................................................................................................................... 56
Predisassembly procedures ............................................................................................................... 57
System board components ................................................................................................................. 57
System board architecture ................................................................................................ 59
Removal and replacement of components ......................................................................................... 59
Disassembly order ............................................................................................................ 59
Security lock (optional) ...................................................................................................... 61
Cable lock (optional) .......................................................................................................... 62
Universal chassis clamp lock (optional) ............................................................................. 62
Side access panel ............................................................................................................. 63
Front Bezel ....................................................................................................................... 64
Bezel blanks ..................................................................................................................... 65
Top cover ........................................................................................................................... 65
Hood sensor (Smart cover sensor) .................................................................................... 66
Hood lock (Smart cover lock) (optional) ............................................................................. 67
Front panel I/O device assembly ...................................................................................... 67
Power button assembly and system speaker ................................................................... 68
Memory fan ....................................................................................................................... 69
System fan assembly ......................................................................................................... 71
Power supply ..................................................................................................................... 71
Memory ............................................................................................................................. 72
Memory module requirements .......................................................................... 72
Removing memory module ............................................................................... 72
Installing memory module ................................................................................. 73
Installing a DIMM .............................................................................................. 74
PCI Slots ............................................................................................................................ 74
PCI retainer ...................................................................................................... 75
Removing PCI retainer ..................................................................... 75
Installing PCI retainer ....................................................................... 75
PCI Express ..................................................................................................... 76
PCI removal ..................................................................................................... 77
PCI Express removal ....................................................................................... 78
PCI installation .................................................................................................. 79
PCI Express installation .................................................................................... 80
Front PCI card guide and fan removal (optional) .............................................................. 81
Battery .............................................................................................................................. 83
Power connections to drives ............................................................................................. 83
Optical drive ...................................................................................................................... 84
Replacing optical drive data cable .................................................................... 86
Diskette drive (optional) .................................................................................................... 86
Hard drive ......................................................................................................................... 88
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