
Chapter 1: Working on your computer............................................................................................7
Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................. 7
Before working inside your computer............................................................................................................................. 7
Turning off your computer................................................................................................................................................ 8
Turning off your computer — Windows 10............................................................................................................. 8
Turning off your computer — Windows 7...............................................................................................................8
After working inside your computer................................................................................................................................8
Chapter 2: Disassembly and reassembly.......................................................................................10
Recommended tools..........................................................................................................................................................10
Screw information..............................................................................................................................................................10
Back cover...........................................................................................................................................................................10
Removing cover............................................................................................................................................................10
Installing cover.............................................................................................................................................................. 12
Bezel......................................................................................................................................................................................12
Removing bezel.............................................................................................................................................................12
Installing bezel...............................................................................................................................................................14
Opening the front panel door..........................................................................................................................................14
Storage................................................................................................................................................................................. 15
Removing 3.5–inch hard drive .................................................................................................................................15
Installing 3.5–inch hard drive ................................................................................................................................... 18
Removing the 2.5–inch drive assembly..................................................................................................................18
Removing the 2.5–inch drive from the drive bracket......................................................................................... 19
Installing the 2.5–inch hard drive into the drive bracket...................................................................................20
Installing the 2.5-inch drive assembly.................................................................................................................... 20
Optical drive....................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Removing optical drive...............................................................................................................................................20
Installing optical drive................................................................................................................................................. 22
M.2 PCIe SSD ................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Removing optional M.2 PCIe SSD ..........................................................................................................................22
Installing optional M.2 PCIe SSD ............................................................................................................................ 23
SD card reader................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Removing SD card reader..........................................................................................................................................24
Installing SD card reader............................................................................................................................................24
Memory module................................................................................................................................................................. 25
Removing memory module........................................................................................................................................ 25
Installing memory module.......................................................................................................................................... 25
Expansion card...................................................................................................................................................................26
Removing PCIe expansion card................................................................................................................................26
Installing PCIe expansion card.................................................................................................................................. 27
WLAN card..........................................................................................................................................................................29
Removing WLAN card................................................................................................................................................ 29
Installing WLAN card.................................................................................................................................................. 32
Power supply unit..............................................................................................................................................................34
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