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1 Working on your computer............................................................................................................................. 5

Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................5

Turning o your computer — Windows 10.....................................................................................................................5

Before working inside your computer..............................................................................................................................5

After working inside your computer.................................................................................................................................6

2 Technology and components..........................................................................................................................7

HDMI 1.4.............................................................................................................................................................................. 7

HDMI 1.4 Features........................................................................................................................................................ 7

Advantages of HDMI....................................................................................................................................................7

USB features.......................................................................................................................................................................8

USB 3.0/USB 3.1 Gen 1 (SuperSpeed USB).............................................................................................................8

Speed.............................................................................................................................................................................8

Applications...................................................................................................................................................................9

Compatibility................................................................................................................................................................. 9

3 Removing and installing components............................................................................................................ 11

Recommended tools......................................................................................................................................................... 11

Screw list and images....................................................................................................................................................... 11

System board layout.........................................................................................................................................................12

Cover..................................................................................................................................................................................13

Removing the cover................................................................................................................................................... 13

Installing the cover......................................................................................................................................................14

Front Bezel........................................................................................................................................................................ 16

Removing the front bezel.......................................................................................................................................... 16

Installing the front bezel.............................................................................................................................................18

Hard drive......................................................................................................................................................................... 20

Removing 3.5 inches hard drive assembly - optional.............................................................................................20

Installing 3.5 inches hard drive assembly - optional............................................................................................... 23

Removing the 2.5 inches hard drive assembly - optional......................................................................................26

Installing 2.5 inches hard drive assembly - optional...............................................................................................29

Removing the M.2 PCIe Solid State Drive - optional.............................................................................................32

Installing the M.2 PCIe SSD - optional.................................................................................................................... 33

Optical drive......................................................................................................................................................................34

Removing optical drive assembly.............................................................................................................................34

Installing optical drive assembly............................................................................................................................... 36

WLAN card....................................................................................................................................................................... 38

Removing WLAN card...............................................................................................................................................38

Installing WLAN Card................................................................................................................................................ 39

Memory modules............................................................................................................................................................. 40

Removing memory module.......................................................................................................................................40

Installing the memory module................................................................................................................................... 41

Expansion card..................................................................................................................................................................41

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