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 system board
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18 Place the heat sink over the processor, then tighten the screws that secure
it to the system board.
19 Align the notches on the memory modules with the notches on the
memory module banks and press the modules firmly into the banks. The
tabs on the sides of the memory modules should secure the memory
modules automatically. When a module is secure, you hear a click.
Caution
Do not touch the contacts on the bottom
part of the expansion card. Touching the
contacts can cause electrostatic damage
to the card.
20 Install the expansion cards into the expansion slots. You can slightly
seesaw a card end-to-end to help insert the card, but do not bend the card
sideways.
21 Reconnect the expansion card cables using your notes from Step 3.
22 Install the fan cover.
23 Return your computer to its upright position.
24 Replace the side panel by following the instructions in “Replacing the side
panel” on page 15.