NEC PowerMate ML5 Disassembly Manual
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Fig. 21:
Removing the internal speaker
2. Take the speaker off the chassis and put it aside.
Removing the Motherboard
To remove the motherboard, first remove the stabilisers (see
Removing the Stabilisers
), open
the chassis (see
Opening the Chassis
), remove the riser board bracket (see
Removing the
Riser Board Bracket and the Raiser Board
), if present remove the AGP expansion card (see
Removing the AGP Expansion Card
), remove the auxiliary system fan (see
Removing the
Auxiliary System Fan),
remove the floppy disk drive (see
Removing the Floppy Disk Drive
),
remove the power supply unit (see
Removing the Power Supply Unit
), then follow the next
steps:
1. Remove any memory module present on the motherboard.
2. Disconnect the floppy disk drive cable and the IDE cable from the motherboard.
3. Disconnect the LED/Switch connector from the motherboard
4. Disconnect the serial port cable from the header on the motherboard.
5. Remove the four screws shown in the picture below.
Fig. 22:
Removing the motherboard
6. Carefully lift the motherboard out of the chassis and put it aside.
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