Owners Manual
1 Working on your computer............................................................................................................ 5
Safety instructions................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Before working inside your computer........................................................................................................................... 5
Safety precautions...........................................................................................................................................................6
Electrostatic dischargeāESD protection.................................................................................................................... 6
ESD field service kit ........................................................................................................................................................ 7
Transporting sensitive components...............................................................................................................................7
After working inside your computer.............................................................................................................................. 8
2 Major components of your system................................................................................................. 9
3 Technology and components........................................................................................................ 11
USB features......................................................................................................................................................................... 11
DDR4......................................................................................................................................................................................12
Processor.............................................................................................................................................................................. 14
4 Removing and installing components............................................................................................ 16
Recommended tools............................................................................................................................................................ 16
Screw size list....................................................................................................................................................................... 16
System board layout............................................................................................................................................................ 17
Disassembly and reassembly ..............................................................................................................................................17
Front bezel.......................................................................................................................................................................17
Dust filter........................................................................................................................................................................ 22
System cover................................................................................................................................................................. 25
Ear assembly.................................................................................................................................................................. 26
Air duct............................................................................................................................................................................29
Coin cell battery............................................................................................................................................................. 32
Hard drive assembly...................................................................................................................................................... 33
Hard drive backplane.....................................................................................................................................................37
Memory module............................................................................................................................................................. 40
Heat sink......................................................................................................................................................................... 42
Processor........................................................................................................................................................................43
Intrusion switch..............................................................................................................................................................44
System fan..................................................................................................................................................................... 46
System fan cage............................................................................................................................................................ 47
Graphics card fan cage.................................................................................................................................................49
Second PSU fan blank.................................................................................................................................................. 50
M.2 PCIe Solid State Drive -SSD ............................................................................................................................... 52
Front Input Output panel..............................................................................................................................................54
Second PSU blank.........................................................................................................................................................56
Power supply unit - PSU.............................................................................................................................................. 58
Power distribution board.............................................................................................................................................. 60
Expansion card...............................................................................................................................................................62
System board................................................................................................................................................................. 72
Contents
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