Table of Contents

System Tour

1

Features

1

System Components

3

Front Panel

3

Rear Panel

4

Internal Components

5

System LED Indicators

6

System Utilities

7

CMOS Setup Utility

7

Entering CMOS setup

8

Navigating Through the Setup Utility

8

Setup Utility Menus

9

System Disassembly

23

Pre-disassembly Procedure

24

Main Unit Disassembly

25

X1700 model

25

X270 model

26

Screw List

27

Removing the Side Panel

28

Removing the Front Bezel

29

Removing the Heat Sink Fan Assembly

30

Removing the Processor

32

Removing the Optical Drive

34

Removing the Hard Disk Drive

37

Removing the Power Supply

40

Removing the Memory Modules

42

Removing the VGA Card (X1700 model)

43

Removing the TV Tuner Card (X1700 model)

44

Removing the Front I/O and Card Reader Boards

45

Removing the Mainboard

49

Removing the Power Switch and LED Cables

51

Removing the LAN Activity and HDD LED Cables (X270 model)

54

System Troubleshooting

55

Hardware Diagnostic Procedure

55

System Check Procedures

56

Power System Check

56

System External Inspection

56

System Internal Inspection

56

Beep Codes

57

Online Support Information

58

System Block Diagram and Board Layout

59

System Block Diagram

59

Board Layout

60

Mainboard

60

System Jumpers

62

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