HP TouchSmart 9300 Elite

Generating Static ............................................................................................................... 20
Preventing Electrostatic Damage to Equipment ................................................................ 20
Personal Grounding Methods and Equipment ................................................................... 21
Grounding the Work Area .................................................................................................. 21
Recommended Materials and Equipment .......................................................................... 21
Operating Guidelines .......................................................................................................................... 22
Routine Care ...................................................................................................................................... 23
General Cleaning Safety Precautions ................................................................................ 23
Cleaning the Computer Case ............................................................................................ 23
Cleaning the Keyboard ...................................................................................................... 23
Cleaning the Monitor .......................................................................................................... 24
Cleaning the Mouse ........................................................................................................... 24
Service Considerations ...................................................................................................................... 24
Tools and Software Requirements .................................................................................... 24
Screws ............................................................................................................................... 24
Cables and Connectors ..................................................................................................... 25
Hard Drives ........................................................................................................................ 25
Lithium Coin Cell Battery ................................................................................................... 25
6 Illustrated parts catalog ............................................................................................................................... 26
Computer major components ............................................................................................................. 26
Boards ................................................................................................................................................ 29
Cables ................................................................................................................................................ 30
Sequential part number listing ............................................................................................................ 30
7 Removal and Replacement Procedures ..................................................................................................... 33
Preparing to disassemble the computer ............................................................................................. 33
Stand .................................................................................................................................................. 34
VESA mount ....................................................................................................................................... 36
Rear panels ........................................................................................................................................ 46
Installing memory ............................................................................................................................... 49
DDR3-SDRAM SODIMMs ................................................................................................. 49
Populating SODIMM sockets ............................................................................................. 50
Installing SODIMMS .......................................................................................................... 51
Hard drive ........................................................................................................................................... 53
Inverter board ..................................................................................................................................... 56
Optical drive connector board ............................................................................................................ 58
Left cap ............................................................................................................................................... 60
Optical drive ....................................................................................................................................... 62
Optical drive eject board ..................................................................................................................... 64
Right cap ............................................................................................................................................ 66
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