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Contents
Main
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
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Contents
1 Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4 Left Side-Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
5 Hard Drive(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
6 Hard-Drive Fan Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . 33
7 Optical Drive(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
8 Media-Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
9 PCI Shroud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
10 Drive-Bay Shroud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
11 PCI-Express x1 Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
12 PCI-Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
13 Graphics Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
14 Memory Module(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
15 Memory Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
16 Processor Liquid-Cooling Assembly . . . . 71
17 Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
18 Power-Supply Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
19 Coin-Cell Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
20 Theater-Lighting Batteries (ALX Chassis Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
21 System-Board Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
22 Master I/O Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
23 Top Lighting-Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
24 Right-Side Top Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
25 Right-Side Middle Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
26 Right Lighting-Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
27 Right-Side Bottom Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
28 Top Vent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
29 Front Bezel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
30 Back Bezel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
31 WiFi/Bluetooth Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . 137
32 Top I/O Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
33 System Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Page
Before You Begin
Turn Off Your Computer and Connected Devices
Safety Instructions
Recommended Tools
After Working Inside Your Computer
Page
Technical Overview
Front View of Your Computer
Back View of Your Computer
Inside View of Your Computer
System-Board Components
Master I/O Board Components
Page
Top Lighting-Board Components
Page
Left Side-Panel
Removing the Left Side-Panel
Page
Replacing the Left Side-Panel
Page
Hard Drive(s)
Removing the Hard Drive(s)
Replacing the Hard Drive(s)
Page
Page
Hard-Drive Fan Assembly
Removing the Hard-Drive Fan Assembly
Replacing the Hard-Drive Fan Assembly
Page
Page
Optical Drive(s)
Removing the Optical Drive(s)
Replacing the Optical Drive(s)
Page
Page
Media-Card Reader
Removing the Media-Card Reader
Page
Replacing the Media-Card Reader
Page
PCI Shroud
Opening the PCI Shroud
Page
Drive-Bay Shroud
Removing the Drive-Bay Shroud
Replacing the Drive-Bay Shroud
PCI-Express x1 Card
Removing the PCI-Express x1 Card
Replacing the PCI-Express x1 Card
Page
Page
PCI-Fan
Removing the PCI-Fan
Replacing the PCI-Fan
Page
Page
Graphics Card
Removing the Graphics Card
Replacing the Graphics Card
Installing Dual Graphic Cards
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Connect the Display
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Memory Module(s)
Removing Memory Module(s)
Replacing Memory Module(s)
Page
Page
Memory Fan
Removing the Memory Fan
Replacing the Memory Fan
Page
Page
Processor Liquid-Cooling Assembly
Removing the Processor Liquid-Cooling Assembly
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Replacing the Processor Liquid-Cooling Assembly
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Page
Processor
Removing the Processor
Page
Page
Replacing the Processor
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Page
Page
Page
Power-Supply Unit
Removing the Power-Supply Unit
Page
Page
Replacing the Power-Supply Unit
Page
Page
Coin-Cell Battery
Removing the Coin-Cell Battery
Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery
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Page
Theater-Lighting Batteries (ALX Chassis Only)
Removing the Theater-Lighting Batteries
Replacing the Theater-Lighting Batteries
System-Board Assembly
Removing the System-Board Assembly
Replacing the System-Board Assembly
Entering the Service Tag in BIOS
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Master I/O Board
Removing the Master I/O Board
Replacing the Master I/O Board
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Page
Top Lighting-Board
Removing the Top Lighting-Board
Replacing the Top Lighting-Board
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Page
Right-Side Top Panel
Removing the Right-Side Top Panel
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Page
Replacing the Right-Side Top Panel
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Page
Right-Side Middle Panel
Removing the Right-Side Middle Panel
Replacing the Right-Side Middle Panel
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Page
Right Lighting-Board
Removing the Right Lighting-Board
Replacing the Right Lighting-Board
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Page
Right-Side Bottom Panel
Removing the Right-Side Bottom Panel
Page
Replacing the Right-Side Bottom Panel
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Top Vent
Removing the Top Vent
Page
Replacing the Top Vent
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Front Bezel
Removing the Front Bezel
Page
Replacing the Front Bezel
Page
Back Bezel
Removing the Back Bezel
Page
Page
Replacing the Back Bezel
WiFi/Bluetooth Assembly
Removing the WiFi/Bluetooth Card
Replacing the WiFi/Bluetooth Card
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Page
Top I/O Panel
Removing the Top I/O Panel
Replacing the Top I/O Panel
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Page
System Setup
Overview
Entering System Setup
System Setup Screens
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System Setup Options
NOTE:
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Boot Sequence
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Clearing Forgotten Passwords
Password:
Clearing CMOS Passwords
CMOS:
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Flashing the BIOS