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Installing Upgrades on the System Board 2-5

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chassis cooling fan

system board

chassis

card-guide assembly

(contains primary hard-disk drive)

filler brackets

drive cage

diskette-drive interface cable

DC power cables

power supply

drive

bays

bezel

power button

hard-disk drive

access indicator

reset button

secondary hard-disk

drive bracket

power indicator

Contents

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