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
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Important
Your computer hardware options and
port locations may vary from this
illustration.
3 Remove the four screws that secure the fan to the inside back of the
computer, then remove the fan from inside the computer. Note the
orientation of the fan (which way it blows) and install the new fan the same
way.
4 Insert the new fan into the computer and line it up with the screw holes
on the back of the computer, then replace the screws that secure it to the
back of the computer.
5 Reconnect the fan cable to the system board.
6 Replace the side panel by following the instructions in “Replacing the side
panel” on page 15.
7 Reconnect all external cables and the power cord.
8 Turn on your computer.
Replacing the power supply
Tips & Tricks
You need a Phillips screwdriver to replace
the power supply.
To replace the power supply:
1 Remove the side panel by following the instructions in “Removing the side
panel” on page 12.
2 Disconnect the power supply cables from all components (such as hard
drives, CD or DVD drives, and the system board), noting their locations and
orientation. (You will reconnect the cables after you install the new power
supply.)
Screws