Contents 3
Contents

1 Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Turn Off Your Computer and Connected Devices . . . . 13
Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Recommended Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2 After Working Inside Your Computer. . . . 15

3 Technical Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Front View of Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Back View of Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Inside View of Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
System-Board Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Master I/O Board Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Top Lighting-Board Components . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

4 Left Side-Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Removing the Left Side-Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Replacing the Left Side-Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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