SMART ATA Drives ............................................................................................................................

67

Cable Management ............................................................................................................................

67

Hard Drive Capacities ........................................................................................................................

68

5 Configurations and Serial Number ..............................................................................................................

69

Standard Configuration Features .......................................................................................................

69

Serial Number Location ......................................................................................................................

71

6 Removal and Replacement Procedures – Convertible Minitower (CMT) Chassis ..................................

73

Preparation for Disassembly ..............................................................................................................

73

Computer Access Panel .....................................................................................................................

74

Front Bezel .........................................................................................................................................

75

Front Bezel Security ...........................................................................................................................

76

Bezel Blanks .......................................................................................................................................

77

System Board Connections ................................................................................................................

78

Memory ..............................................................................................................................................

79

DIMMs ...............................................................................................................................

79

DDR3-SDRAM DIMMs ......................................................................................................

79

Populating DIMM Sockets .................................................................................................

80

Installing DIMMs ................................................................................................................

81

Expansion Card ..................................................................................................................................

83

Drives .................................................................................................................................................

87

Drive Positions ...................................................................................................................

88

Removing a Drive from a Drive Bay ..................................................................................

89

Installing Drives .................................................................................................................

92

Installing a 5.25-inch Drive into a Drive Bay .....................................................

93

Installing a Hard Drive into an Internal Drive Bay .............................................

95

Installing a 3.5-inch SATA Hard Drive into an Internal Drive Bay ....................................

100

Removing and Replacing a Removable 3.5-inch SATA Hard Drive ................................

101

Hood Sensor ....................................................................................................................................

106

Front I/O, USB Assembly .................................................................................................................

107

Power Switch Assembly ...................................................................................................................

109

Speaker ............................................................................................................................................

110

Rear Chassis Fan .............................................................................................................................

111

Fan sink ............................................................................................................................................

112

Processor .........................................................................................................................................

114

Power Supply ...................................................................................................................................

117

System Board ...................................................................................................................................

118

Changing from a Minitower to a Desktop Configuration ...................................................................

120

Changing from a Desktop to a Minitower Configuration ...................................................................

122

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