Service and Maintain

Table of contents
1 Product Features ........................................................................................................................................... 1
Overview ................................................................................................................................................................ 1
Front components ................................................................................................................................................. 2
Top components .................................................................................................................................................... 2
Right components .................................................................................................................................................. 3
Left components .................................................................................................................................................... 4
Rear components ................................................................................................................................................... 5
2 Activating and Customizing the Software ........................................................................................................ 6
Activating and customizing the software in Windows 8 ....................................................................................... 6
Activating the Windows Operating System ........................................................................................ 6
Downloading Windows 8 updates ....................................................................................................... 6
Customizing the monitor display ........................................................................................................ 6
3 Illustrated parts catalog ................................................................................................................................ 7
Boards and memory .............................................................................................................................................. 7
Miscellaneous parts ............................................................................................................................................... 8
Mass storage devices ............................................................................................................................................. 9
Cables ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Sequential part number listing .............................................................................................................................. 9
4 Serial ATA (SATA) drive guidelines and routine care and disassembly preparation ............................................ 11
SATA hard drives .................................................................................................................................................. 11
SATA hard drive cables ........................................................................................................................................ 11
SATA data cable ................................................................................................................................. 11
SMART ATA drives ................................................................................................................................................ 12
Electrostatic discharge information ................................................................................................................... 12
Generating static ............................................................................................................................... 12
Preventing electrostatic damage to equipment .............................................................................. 12
Personal grounding methods and equipment .................................................................................. 13
Grounding the work area .................................................................................................................. 13
Recommended materials and equipment ........................................................................................ 14
Operating guidelines ........................................................................................................................................... 14
Routine care ......................................................................................................................................................... 15
General cleaning safety precautions ................................................................................................ 15
Cleaning the computer case .............................................................................................................. 15
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