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iDesign Disassembly Manual 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 

Summary of Contents for iDesign Series

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Page 2: ...tem unit follow these general rules Do not disassemble the system into parts that are smaller than those specified in the instructions Label all removed connectors Note where the connector goes and in what position it was installed Turn off the power and disconnect all power and all options Electrostatic discharge can damage computer components Discharge static electricity by touching a metal obje...

Page 3: ...er cables connected to the computer 2 Gently pull the rear bezel diagonally from the chassis Fig 1 Removing the rear bezel 3 Remove the screws that hold the side panel Fig 2 Removing the side panel screws 4 Slide the side panel towards the back and pull it away from the chassis iDesign Disassembly Manual 3 ...

Page 4: ...ing the top bezel 7 If required lay down the chassis on one side carefully slide the bottom bezel slightly backwards to unhook the latches holding it in place and remove the bottom bezel Fig 5 Removing bottom bezel Removing the Front Bezel To remove the front bezel open the chassis see the section Opening the Chassis and continue as follows 1 Gently unlock the three lateral latches that hold the f...

Page 5: ...ove the screws that hold the drive bracket to the chassis Fig 7 Removing the drive bracket 4 Slide the drive bracket out of the chassis Removing the DVD CD ROM Drive To remove the DVD CD ROM drive first open the chassis see section Opening the Chassis remove the front bezel see section Removing the Front Bezel remove the drive bracket containing the DVD CD ROM and floppy disk drive see the section...

Page 6: ...lding the floppy disk drive in the drive bracket Fig 9 Removing Floppy Disk Drive 2 Slide the floppy disk drive out of the drive bracket Removing the Hard Disk Drive To remove the hard disk drive first open the chassis see section Opening the Chassis remove the front bezel see section Removing the Front Bezel remove the drive bracket see section Removing the Drive Bracket and follow these steps 1 ...

Page 7: ... hard disk drive out Fig 11 Removing the hard disk drive screws Removing Add On Cards To remove installed add on cards open the chassis see section Opening the Chassis and follow these steps 1 Disconnect all cables from the card to be removed 2 Remove the screw holding the card in place Fig 12 Removing the add on cards 3 Carefully take out the card from the slot iDesign Disassembly Manual 7 ...

Page 8: ...rom the motherboard Fig 14 Disconnecting SPDIF assembly cable 2 Remove both screws holding the SPDIF assembly to the back panel of the chassis and take out the SPDIF assembly Fig 15 Removing SPDIF assembly from chassis Removing the Switch USB Assembly To remove the switch USB assembly open the chassis see section Opening the Chassis remove the front bezel see section Removing the Front Bezel remov...

Page 9: ...ow 1 Lay the chassis down on one side 2 Disconnect the power supply cables from all peripherals and the motherboard 3 Remove the screws at the back of the chassis Fig 17 Removing the screws of the power supply unit 4 Carefully lift the power supply out of the chassis Removing the Motherboard To remove the motherboard open the chassis see section Opening the Chassis remove the front bezel see secti...

Page 10: ...the chassis Fig 18 Removing the screws of the motherboard Removing the System Fan If Present To remove the system fan if the system is equipped with one open the chassis see section Opening the Chassis remove the front bezel see section Removing the Front Bezel remove the drive bracket containing the DVD CD ROM and floppy disk drive see the section Removing the Drive Bracket then follow the steps ...

Page 11: ...h Pentium 4 If the CPU installed is a Pentium 4 please perform these additional steps before finally taking out the motherboard see section Removing the Motherboard 1 Disconnect the power cable to the CPU cooler 2 Remove the CPU cooler by unlocking the four latches Fig 22 Removing the CPU fan 3 Remove the CPU cooler holder Fig 23 Removing the CPU cooler holder iDesign Disassembly Manual 11 ...

Page 12: ...4 Remove the CPU heatsink by removing the four screws Fig 24 Removing the CPU heatsink 5 Remove the CPU heatsink bracket screws Fig 25 Removing the CPU heatsink bracket iDesign Disassembly Manual 12 ...

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