Owners Manual

Chapter 1: Working on your computer........................................................................................... 5
Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................. 5
Before working inside your computer.......................................................................................................................5
Safety precautions........................................................................................................................................................ 6
Electrostatic discharge—ESD protection............................................................................................................... 6
ESD field service kit ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
After working inside your computer..........................................................................................................................8
Chapter 2: Disassembly and reassembly........................................................................................ 9
Recommended tools........................................................................................................................................................... 9
Screw List..............................................................................................................................................................................9
Major components of your system................................................................................................................................. 11
Side cover............................................................................................................................................................................ 12
Removing the side cover............................................................................................................................................ 12
Installing the side cover.............................................................................................................................................. 14
Front bezel...........................................................................................................................................................................15
Removing the front bezel...........................................................................................................................................15
Installing the front bezel.............................................................................................................................................16
Hard-drive assembly..........................................................................................................................................................17
Removing the hard-drive assembly..........................................................................................................................17
Removing the hard-drive bracket............................................................................................................................ 18
Installing the hard-drive bracket.............................................................................................................................. 19
Installing the 2.5 in. hard-drive assembly.............................................................................................................. 20
Solid-state drive................................................................................................................................................................. 21
Removing the M.2 2230 PCIe solid-state drive....................................................................................................21
Installing the M.2 2230 PCIe solid-state drive..................................................................................................... 22
Removing the M.2 2280 PCIe solid-state drive................................................................................................... 23
Installing the M.2 2280 PCIe solid-state drive..................................................................................................... 24
Fan assembly...................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Removing the fan assembly...................................................................................................................................... 25
Installing the fan assembly........................................................................................................................................ 27
WLAN card..........................................................................................................................................................................29
Removing the WLAN card.........................................................................................................................................29
Installing the WLAN card........................................................................................................................................... 30
Heat sink..............................................................................................................................................................................32
Removing the heat sink..............................................................................................................................................32
Installing the heat sink................................................................................................................................................33
Coin-cell battery................................................................................................................................................................ 34
Removing the coin-cell battery................................................................................................................................34
Installing the coin-cell battery.................................................................................................................................. 34
Memory modules............................................................................................................................................................... 35
Removing the memory modules...............................................................................................................................35
Installing the memory modules.................................................................................................................................36
Speaker................................................................................................................................................................................ 37
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