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General Cleaning Safety Precautions ................................................................................	69
Cleaning the Computer Case ............................................................................................	69
Cleaning the Keyboard ......................................................................................................	70
Cleaning the Monitor ..........................................................................................................	70
Cleaning the Mouse ...........................................................................................................	71
Service Considerations ......................................................................................................................	71
Power Supply Fan .............................................................................................................	71
Tools and Software Requirements ....................................................................................	71
Screws ...............................................................................................................................	71
Cables and Connectors .....................................................................................................	72
Hard Drives ........................................................................................................................	72
Lithium Coin Cell Battery ...................................................................................................	72
SATA Hard Drives ..............................................................................................................................	73
SATA Hard Drive Cables ....................................................................................................................	73
SATA Data Cable ..............................................................................................................	73
SMART ATA Drives ............................................................................................................................	73
Cable Management ............................................................................................................................	73
6 Removal and Replacement Procedures Convertible Minitower (CMT) Chassis .....................................	75
Preparation for Disassembly ..............................................................................................................	75
Access Panel ......................................................................................................................................	76
Front Bezel .........................................................................................................................................	77
Front Bezel Security ...........................................................................................................................	78
Bezel Blanks .......................................................................................................................................	80
System Board Connections ................................................................................................................	81
Memory ..............................................................................................................................................	82
DIMMs ...............................................................................................................................	82
DDR3-SDRAM DIMMs ......................................................................................................	82
Populating DIMM Sockets .................................................................................................	83
Installing DIMMs ................................................................................................................	84
Expansion Card ..................................................................................................................................	85
Drives .................................................................................................................................................	89
Drive Positions ...................................................................................................................	90
Removing a Drive from a Drive Bay ..................................................................................	91
Installing Drives .................................................................................................................	95
Installing a 5.25-inch Drive into a Drive Bay .....................................................	97
Installing a Hard Drive into an Internal Drive Bay .............................................	99
Hood Sensor ....................................................................................................................................	104
Front I/O, USB Assembly .................................................................................................................	105
Power Switch Assembly ...................................................................................................................	107
Speaker ............................................................................................................................................	108

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