Manual

expansion card 25
primary 3.5-inch hard drive 37
secondary 3.5-inch hard drive
40
slim optical drive 35
resetting
CMOS 116
password jumper 116
restoring the hard drive, Windows
126
restoring the hard drive, Windows
8.1 126
S
safety and comfort 77
safety precautions
cleaning 13
SATA
connectors on system board 16
data cable pinouts 16
hard drive characteristics 16
SATA data cable
illustrated 7
SATA drive cable, MT
illustrated 7
screws, correct size 15
security
front bezel 20
serial number location 4
serial port
illustrated 7
service considerations 14
software
problems 108
servicing computer 14
solenoid lock
illustrated 7
solid-state drives
sizes 8, 31
speaker
illustrated 7
removal and replacement 57
specications
computer 141
static electricity 10
system board
illustrated 5
removal and replacement 62
SATA connectors 16
system board connections 32
System Recovery using Windows 7
recovery media 132
System Recovery, Windows 7 131
system restore points, creating
Windows 7 128
System Restore, Windows 7 131
T
tamper-proof screws
tool 14
temperature control 12
tools, servicing 14
Torx T15 screwdriver 14
tower orientation 64
V
ventilation, proper 12
W
Windows 10
backup and restore 121
Windows 7
backing up information 130
backup and recovery 127
Backup and Restore 130
creating backups 128
creating recovery media 128
creating system restore points
128
hard drive recovery 131
Help and Support 128
steps for creating recovery
discs 129
steps for creating recovery
media 128
steps for creating recovery USB
ash drive 129
System Recovery 131
System Recovery using recovery
media 132
System Restore 131
Windows 7 operating system discs
using for restore 133
Windows 7 operating system DVD
creating 129
using for restore 133
Windows 7 operating system media
creating 129
Windows 8
backup and restore 125
Driver Recovery media 127
f11 recovery 126
hard drive recovery 126
operating system DVD 127
recovery partition 126
restoring the hard drive 126
Windows 8.1
backup and restore 125
Driver Recovery media 127
f11 recovery 126
hard drive recovery 126
operating system DVD 127
recovery partition 126
restoring the hard drive 126
wireless antennas
disconnecting 29
WLAN module
removal 29
spare part number 29
144 Index