Owners Manual

Chapter 1: Working on your computer........................................................................................... 6
Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................. 6
Before working inside your computer.......................................................................................................................6
Safety precautions.........................................................................................................................................................7
Electrostatic discharge—ESD protection................................................................................................................7
ESD field service kit ..................................................................................................................................................... 8
Transporting sensitive components.......................................................................................................................... 9
After working inside your computer..........................................................................................................................9
Chapter 2: Technology and components.......................................................................................10
DDR4..................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Intel Rapid Storage Technology (Intel RST)................................................................................................................ 11
RAID Matrix................................................................................................................................................................... 14
HDMI 2.0.............................................................................................................................................................................. 14
USB features.......................................................................................................................................................................15
PCIe add-in cards...............................................................................................................................................................17
Graphics card matrix................................................................................................................................................... 17
Add-in Cards Matrix.................................................................................................................................................... 18
Chapter 3: Major components of your system.............................................................................. 19
Chapter 4: Disassembly and reassembly...................................................................................... 20
Recommended tools......................................................................................................................................................... 20
Screw list.............................................................................................................................................................................20
Cover.....................................................................................................................................................................................21
Removing the cover.................................................................................................................................................... 21
Installing the cover.......................................................................................................................................................21
PSU hinge............................................................................................................................................................................23
Opening the PSU hinge..............................................................................................................................................23
Closing the PSU hinge................................................................................................................................................24
Bezel..................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Removing the bezel.................................................................................................................................................... 26
Installing the bezel.......................................................................................................................................................27
Memory module................................................................................................................................................................. 27
Removing the memory module................................................................................................................................. 27
Installing the memory module...................................................................................................................................28
Hard drive............................................................................................................................................................................29
Removing the 3.5-inch hard drive...........................................................................................................................29
Removing the 2.5-inch hard drive............................................................................................................................31
Installing the 3.5-inch hard drive............................................................................................................................. 32
Installing the 2.5-inch hard drive............................................................................................................................. 34
Optical drive....................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Removing the optical drive....................................................................................................................................... 35
Installing the optical drive..........................................................................................................................................36
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