NEC mL5 manual Removing the Stabilisers, Opening the Chassis

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Removing the Stabilisers

To remove the stabilisers follow the next steps:

1.Place the computer body with the bottom side protruding a little away from the edge of a table.

2.Free the locks C and slice the stabilisers as indicated by the arrows A and B, towards the front of the system for stabiliser A and towards the rear for stabiliser B,.

Fig. 1: Removing the stabilisers

Opening the Chassis

To open the chassis, first remove the stabilisers (see Removing the Stabilisers), then follow the next steps:

1.Put the chassis in horizontal position, rear side towards you.

2.Unlock the two cover locks shown in the picture below.

Fig. 2: Unlocking the cover of the chassis

3.Slide the cover towards the front of the chassis a few centimetres, then carefully lift the cover away from the system and set it aside.

NEC PowerMate ML5 Disassembly Manual

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Contents NEC Table of contents Reassembly Instructions Disassembly InstructionsOverview Technician NotesAvoid Electrostatic Discharge Power Supply UnitHazardous Voltage Opening the Chassis Removing the StabilisersRemoving the cover of the chassis Removing the Riser Board Bracket and the Raiser BoardRemoving the AGP Expansion Card Removing a PCI or CNR Expansion CardRemoving floppy disk drive screw Removing the Floppy Disk DriveScrews securing the floppy disk drive to the bracket Removing the Optical Device DriveRemoving the converter board Removing the Hard Disk DriveRemoving the Auxiliary System Fan Removing the Power Supply UnitRemoving the Second Serial Port Removing the CPURemoving the Internal Speaker Removing the Switch/LED boardRemoving the internal speaker Removing the MotherboardPowerMate ML5 Disassembly Manual