HP b1000 manual Opening the Left Side Panel of the System Unit

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Changing Your Computer Hardware Configuration

Left Side Panel of the System Unit

Left Side Panel of the System Unit

This section explains how to open and close the left side panel of the system unit. This side panel will have to be opened whenever you need access to the internal components of the computer.

Opening the Left Side Panel of the System Unit

Perform these steps to open the left side panel.

When you remove the left side panel, the system unit’s safety interlock release pin will come out of the safety interlock switch and shutdown the system without performing the proper shutdown sequences. See Figure 5-2. Therefore, before taking the left side panel of your computer off, do a reboot -hor press the soft power switch on the front panel of your computer. Either of these actions will gracefully power down the system.

1.Power off the system, and unplug the system unit power cord from the electrical outlet.

2.Attach the static-grounding wrist strap by following the instructions on the package. Attach the sticky end of the wrist strap to bare metal on the back panel of the system unit.

3.Turn the computer around so its back is facing you. On the right edge of the computer, there are two T-15 Torx thumbscrews as shown in Figure 5-2. Remove the two T-15 Torx thumbscrews.

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