Bezel blanks ..................................................................................................................... 64
Hood sensor (Smart cover sensor) .................................................................................... 65
Front panel I/O device assembly ....................................................................................... 66
Power button assembly and system speaker .................................................................... 67
Power supply ..................................................................................................................... 69
System fan ......................................................................................................................... 70
Memory fan ........................................................................................................................ 71
Memory .............................................................................................................................. 72
Memory module features ................................................................................. 72
Memory module requirements .......................................................................... 72
Removing memory module ............................................................................... 73
Installing a memory module .............................................................................. 75
PCI slots ............................................................................................................................ 77
PCI retainer ....................................................................................................... 78
Removing the PCI retainer ............................................................... 78
Installing the PCI retainer ................................................................. 78
PCI retention clamp ........................................................................................... 80
PCI Express ...................................................................................................... 81
Removing PCI or PCI Express cards ................................................................ 82
PCI or PCI Express installation ......................................................................... 83
Front fan removal ............................................................................................................... 84
Front fan jumper cable installation ..................................................................................... 86
Battery ............................................................................................................................... 88
Power connections to drives .............................................................................................. 89
Optical drive ...................................................................................................................... 90
Replacing the SATA optical drive data cable .................................................... 92
Notice for Blu-ray optical drives ........................................................................ 92
Blu-ray movie playback .................................................................... 92
Blu-ray movie playback compatibility and update ............................. 92
Diskette drive (optional) ..................................................................................................... 93
Hard drive ......................................................................................................................... 95
Replacing a hard drive ...................................................................................... 95
Removing a hard drive ..................................................................... 95
Installing a hard drive ....................................................................... 96
Installing a hard drive in the fifth hard drive bay ................................................ 98
Liquid cooling unit .............................................................................................................. 99
Removing the liquid cooling unit ....................................................................... 99
Installing a liquid cooling unit .......................................................................... 103
Replacing the liquid cooling unit VRD fan ....................................................... 110
Removing the VRD fan ................................................................... 110
Installing the VRD fan ..................................................................... 111
Processor heatsink .......................................................................................................... 113
Removing the CPU heatsink ........................................................................... 113
Replacing the CPU heatsink ........................................................................... 115
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