Upgrading and Servicing Guide

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Safety Information......................................................................... 1

Opening and Closing the PC........................................................... 1

Preparing the PC ......................................................................................1

Before Opening the PC .............................................................................1

After Closing the PC..................................................................................2

Removing the Side Panel ...........................................................................2

Replacing the Side Panel ...........................................................................2

Removing the Front Panel...........................................................................3

Replacing the Front Panel ..........................................................................3

Locating Components Inside the PC ............................................................4

Removing and Replacing Drives..................................................... 4

Removing an Optical Drive ........................................................................5

Replacing or Adding an Optical Drive ........................................................5

Removing a Memory Card Reader or a Diskette (Floppy) Drive ......................6

Installing a Memory Card Reader or a Diskette (Floppy) Drive .......................7

Removing a Hard Disk Drive ......................................................................8

Replacing a Hard Disk Drive....................................................................11

Installing a Second Hard Disk Drive..........................................................12

Removing a Second Hard Disk Drive.........................................................15

Adding Memory .......................................................................... 16

Removing a Memory Module ...................................................................16

Installing a Memory Module ....................................................................16

Removing or Installing an Add-in Card ........................................ 17

Removing an Add-in Card .......................................................................17

Installing an Add-in Card.........................................................................18

Replacing the Battery .................................................................. 18

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