Personal Computer User Manual

6.RemovethescrewthatsecurestheVESAframecover,slidetheVESAframecovertothebottomof
thecomputer,andthenliftituptoremoveitfromtheVESAframe.
Figure10.RemovingtheVESAframecover
7.ToreinstalltheVESAframecover,alignthescrewholeintheVESAframecoverwiththecorresponding
holeintheVESAframeandtheninstallthescrewtosecuretheVESAframecover.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage52.
RemovingorreinstallingtheVESAframe
ToremoveorreinstalltheVESAframe,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Placeasoft,cleantowelorclothonthedeskorsurface.Holdthesidesofyourcomputerandgentlylay
itdownsothatthescreenisagainstthesurfaceandthecoverisfacingup.
3.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage15.
4.RemovetherearI/OassemblycoverfromtherearI/Oassembly.See“Removingorreinstallingthe
rearI/Oassemblycover”onpage19.
5.Removetheframestandorliftstand.See“Removingorreinstallingtheframestand”onpage16or
“Removingorreinstallingtheliftstand”onpage17
.
6.RemovetheVESAframecover.See“RemovingorreinstallingtheVESAframecover”onpage20.
7.Disconnectthethermalsensorcablefromthesystemboard.See“Systemboardpartandconnector
locations”onpage12
.
Chapter2.Installingorreplacinghardware21