Press the power button to drain any residual power from your computer.

Maintaining the Micro Tower case

Opening the case

Warning To avoid exposure to dangerous electrical voltages and moving parts, turn off your computer, then unplug the power cord and modem cable before opening the case.

To open the case:

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2 Shut down your computer, then disconnect the power cord and modem, network, and all peripheral device cables.

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4 If your case cover has a case cover shipping thumbscrew installed on the back of the case, remove the screw. For information about the location of the screw, see “Back” on page 8.

5 For more stability, place your computer on its side with the rubber feet resting on your workspace.

6 Pull up on the cover release handle.

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