Quick Reference Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About This Reference
- Hardware Basics
- Maintenance Basics
- Preventing static electricity discharge
- Opening the case
- Closing the case
- Adding or replacing memory
- Replacing the system battery
- Adding or replacing a CD or DVD drive
- Adding or replacing an optional diskette drive
- Adding or replacing the memory card reader
- Adding or replacing a hard drive
- Replacing the front fan
- Replacing the rear fan
- Replacing the power supply
- Replacing the heat sink and processor
- Replacing the I/O board
- Adding or replacing an expansion card
- Replacing the system board
- Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information
- Index
Replacing the front fan
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7 Note any jumper settings on the old drive and set the jumper on the new
drive to be the same. If you are installing a new drive, follow the
manufacturer’s instructions.
8 Slide the new drive into the drive bay, then secure it in the drive bay by
sliding the drive release latch in toward the computer.
9 If you are replacing a drive, reconnect the drive cables using your notes
from Step 4. If you are installing a new drive, follow the manufacturer’s
instructions.
10 Replace the side panel by following the instructions in “Replacing the side
panel” on page 15.
11 Reconnect all external cables and the power cord.
12 Turn on your computer.
13 If you installed a new drive, format and partition the drive according to
the manufacturer’s instructions (available on the manufacturer’s Website).
14 If Windows does not start, install Windows using the operating system CD
that came with your computer, then install the drivers and applications
using the drivers and applications disc that you created. Follow the
instructions in the restore chapter of the User Guide that you printed to
reinstall the drivers and programs.
Replacing the front fan
To replace the front fan:
1 Remove the side panel by following the instructions in “Removing the side
panel” on page 12.
Jumper