Installing DIMMs ..................................................................................................... 98
Expansion card .................................................................................................................... 100
System board connections ..................................................................................................... 104
Drives ................................................................................................................................. 105
Drive positions ...................................................................................................... 107
Removing a 3.5-inch device ................................................................................... 108
Installing a 3.5-inch device ..................................................................................... 109
Removing a slim optical drive ................................................................................. 112
Installing a slim optical drive .................................................................................. 113
Removing and replacing a 3.5-inch hard drive ......................................................... 114
Removing a 2.5-inch hard drive .............................................................................. 117
Installing a 2.5-inch hard drive ............................................................................... 117
Power supply ....................................................................................................................... 119
Fan duct ............................................................................................................................. 121
Front I/O assembly .............................................................................................................. 122
Power switch assembly ......................................................................................................... 125
Speaker .............................................................................................................................. 128
Fan sink .............................................................................................................................. 130
Processor ............................................................................................................................ 132
System board ...................................................................................................................... 134
Changing from desktop to tower configuration ........................................................................ 136
7 Computer Setup (F10) Utility ......................................................................................... 137
Computer Setup (F10) Utilities ............................................................................................... 137
Using Computer Setup (F10) Utilities ........................................................................ 138
Computer Setup—File ............................................................................................ 139
Computer Setup—Storage ...................................................................................... 140
Computer Setup—Security ...................................................................................... 142
Computer Setup—Power ........................................................................................ 147
Computer Setup—Advanced .................................................................................. 148
Recovering the Configuration Settings ..................................................................................... 150
8 Troubleshooting without diagnostics ............................................................................. 151
Safety and comfort ............................................................................................................... 151
Before you call for technical support ....................................................................................... 151
Helpful hints ........................................................................................................................ 152
Solving general problems ...................................................................................................... 154
Solving power problems ....................................................................................................... 158
Solving hard drive problems .................................................................................................. 159
Solving media card reader problems ...................................................................................... 162
Solving display problems ...................................................................................................... 164
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