5 Identifying the Chassis, Routine Care, and Disassembly Preparation
Generating Static ............................................................................................................... 19
Preventing Electrostatic Damage to Equipment ................................................................ 19
Personal Grounding Methods and Equipment ................................................................... 20
Grounding the Work Area .................................................................................................. 20
Recommended Materials and Equipment .......................................................................... 20
Operating Guidelines .......................................................................................................................... 21
Routine Care ...................................................................................................................................... 22
General Cleaning Safety Precautions ................................................................................ 22
Cleaning the Computer Case ............................................................................................ 22
Cleaning the Keyboard ...................................................................................................... 22
Cleaning the Monitor .......................................................................................................... 23
Cleaning the Mouse ........................................................................................................... 23
Power Supply Fan ............................................................................................................. 23
Tools and Software Requirements .................................................................................... 23
Screws ............................................................................................................................... 24
Cables and Connectors ..................................................................................................... 24
Hard Drives ........................................................................................................................ 24
Lithium Coin Cell Battery ................................................................................................... 25
6 Removal and Replacement Procedures Microtower (MT) Chassis
Preparation for Disassembly .............................................................................................................. 26
Computer Components ...................................................................................................................... 27
Access Panel ...................................................................................................................................... 28
Front Bezel ......................................................................................................................................... 29
Memory .............................................................................................................................................. 30
Expansion Slot Cover Lock ................................................................................................ 32
PCI/PCIe Expansion Card ................................................................................................. 33
Removing an optical drive ................................................................................................. 36
Adding or replacing an optical drive ................................................................................... 39
Removing the diskette or hard disk drive ........................................................................... 41
Removing the memory card reader ................................................................................... 42
Removing the hard disk drive ............................................................................................ 43
Adding or replacing a hard disk drive ................................................................................ 45
Front I/O Panel Housing Assembly .................................................................................................... 48
Power Switch Assembly .................................................................................................................... 49
System Fan ........................................................................................................................................ 50
Heatsink ............................................................................................................................................. 51
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