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1 Working on your computer............................................................................................................ 6

Safety instructions.................................................................................................................................................................6

Before working inside your computer........................................................................................................................... 6

Safety precautions...........................................................................................................................................................7

Electrostatic discharge—ESD protection.................................................................................................................... 7

ESD field service kit ........................................................................................................................................................8

Transporting sensitive components.............................................................................................................................. 8

After working inside your computer.............................................................................................................................. 9

2 Technology and components........................................................................................................10

DDR4......................................................................................................................................................................................10

USB features......................................................................................................................................................................... 11

USB Type-C..........................................................................................................................................................................13

Advantages of DisplayPort over USB Type-C..................................................................................................................13

HDMI 2.0............................................................................................................................................................................... 13

Intel Optane memory........................................................................................................................................................... 14

Enabling Intel Optane memory......................................................................................................................................14

Disabling Intel Optane memory.....................................................................................................................................14

3 Major components of your system................................................................................................16

4 Removing and installing components............................................................................................ 18

Side cover............................................................................................................................................................................. 18

Removing the side cover...............................................................................................................................................18

Installing the side cover................................................................................................................................................. 18

Expansion card..................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Removing expansion card............................................................................................................................................. 19

Installing the expansion card........................................................................................................................................ 20

Coin cell battery....................................................................................................................................................................21

Removing coin cell battery............................................................................................................................................21

Installing the coin cell battery.......................................................................................................................................22

Hard drive assembly............................................................................................................................................................ 23

Removing the hard drive assembly............................................................................................................................. 23

Installing the hard drive assembly................................................................................................................................24

Bezel......................................................................................................................................................................................25

Removing front bezel....................................................................................................................................................25

Installing front bezel...................................................................................................................................................... 26

Optical drive......................................................................................................................................................................... 27

Removing the optical drive........................................................................................................................................... 27

Installing the optical drive............................................................................................................................................. 30

Hard drive and optical drive module..................................................................................................................................33

Removing the hard drive and optical drive module................................................................................................... 33

Installing the hard drive and optical drive module..................................................................................................... 36

Memory module...................................................................................................................................................................39

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