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Personal Grounding Methods and Equipment ................................................................... 67
Grounding the Work Area .................................................................................................. 68
Recommended Materials and Equipment .......................................................................... 68
Operating Guidelines .......................................................................................................................... 69
Routine Care ...................................................................................................................................... 69
General Cleaning Safety Precautions ................................................................................ 69
Cleaning the Computer Case ............................................................................................ 69
Cleaning the Keyboard ...................................................................................................... 70
Cleaning the Monitor .......................................................................................................... 70
Cleaning the Mouse ........................................................................................................... 71
Service Considerations ...................................................................................................................... 71
Power Supply Fan ............................................................................................................. 71
Tools and Software Requirements .................................................................................... 71
Screws ............................................................................................................................... 71
Cables and Connectors ..................................................................................................... 72
Hard Drives ........................................................................................................................ 72
Lithium Coin Cell Battery ................................................................................................... 72
8 Removal and Replacement Procedures Microtower (MT) Chassis
Serial Number Location ...................................................................................................................... 73
Preparation for Disassembly .............................................................................................................. 74
Access Panel ...................................................................................................................................... 75
Front Bezel ......................................................................................................................................... 76
Removing Bezel Blanks ..................................................................................................................... 77
Cable Management ............................................................................................................................ 78
Cable Connections ............................................................................................................................. 79
Memory .............................................................................................................................................. 80
Expansion Cards ................................................................................................................................ 83
Drive Positions ................................................................................................................................... 87
Installing and Removing Drives .......................................................................................................... 88
System Board Drive Connections ...................................................................................... 90
Removing an External 5.25-inch or 3.5-inch Drive ............................................................ 91
Installing an External 5.25-inch or 3.5-inch Drive .............................................................. 94
Removing an Internal 3.5-inch Hard Drive ......................................................................... 97
Installing an Internal 3.5-inch Hard Drive ........................................................................... 98
Removing and Replacing a Removable 3.5-inch SATA Hard Drive .................................. 99
Fan/Baffle Assembly ........................................................................................................................ 104
Front I/O Assembly ........................................................................................................................... 105
Power Switch/LED Assembly ........................................................................................................... 106
Heat sink .......................................................................................................................................... 107
Processor ......................................................................................................................................... 108
Speaker ............................................................................................................................................ 109
Rear Chassis Fan ............................................................................................................................. 110
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