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Minitower 5 1/4-Inch Device Installation ......................................................................3-29
Minitower Blank Panel Removal...............................................................................3-30
Minitower 5 1/4-Inch Device Cage Removal.............................................................3-31
Minitower 5 1/4-Inch Device Placement....................................................................3-33
Minitower 3 1/2-Inch Drive Installation ........................................................................3-33
Minitower 3 1/2-Inch Drive Cage Removal...............................................................3-34
Minitower 3 1/2-Inch Drive Placement...................................................................... 3-35
Minitower 5 1/4-Inch Diskette Drive Cabling............................................................3-36
Minitower Hard Disk Drive Cabling..........................................................................3-37
Finishing Minitower 5 1/4-Inch Device and 3 1/2-Inch Drive Installation...................3-38
Device Troubleshooting............................................................................................3-39
NEC SVGA Monitor....................................................................................................3-40
Connecting the Monitor............................................................................................3-41
Front Control Panel ..................................................................................................3-43
Rear Control Panel ................................................................................................... 3-44
NEC SVGA Monitor Troubleshooting...................................................................... 3-45
Section 4 Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Maintenance...................................................................................................................4-2
Routine Checks ..........................................................................................................4-2
System Unit................................................................................................................4-2
Keyboard....................................................................................................................4-3
Mouse ........................................................................................................................4-4
Troubleshooting .............................................................................................................4-5
Error Messages...........................................................................................................4-5
Diagnosing and Solving Problems...............................................................................4-7
Beep Codes ..............................................................................................................4-11
BIOS Update Utility.....................................................................................................4-12
Recovery Mode............................................................................................................4-13
Section 5 Desktop Repair
Disassembly and Reassembly ..........................................................................................5-1
Top Cover Removal ...................................................................................................5-2
Expansion Board Removal..........................................................................................5-3
ISA/PCI-Bus Backboard Removal..............................................................................5-5
3 1/2-inch Diskette and Hard Disk Drive Removal......................................................5-6
Front Panel Assembly Removal...................................................................................5-7
Power Button Cover Removal ....................................................................................5-9
Speaker Assembly Removal......................................................................................5-10
SIMM Removal........................................................................................................5-11
Optional 5 1/4-Inch Device Removal ........................................................................5-12