M2540-92000-01 A M2540 Ultrasound System Field Service Manual

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Service Procedures: PC Service

 

Video converter board (part of the VCR option)

 

 

Optional Physio module

 

 

Optional MOD drive

 

 

Opening the PC Side Cover

 

 

You can gain access to components in the PC without removing the PC from the system, by

 

opening the PC side cover.

 

 

To open the PC side cover, see Figure 13-3on page 185 to locate parts and assemblies, and

 

complete the following procedure:

 

CAUTION

 

Always observe proper ESD procedures when servicing the inside of the PC. Wear a grounded

 

wrist band, and work on a static-dissipating mat if possible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Disconnect the system power cord from the main AC supply.

 

 

2.

Remove the three screws from the lower edge of the lower enclosure’s left side panel, pull

 

 

the bottom of the panel out, and lower the panel clear of the system.

 

 

3.

Remove the knurled screws from the back of the PC, and slide the cover to the rear.

 

4.

Remove the PC side cover.

 

 

5.

Disconnect any cables that are connected to the component you are removing.

 

 

6.

If you are replacing the CD-RW drive, the Physio module, the MO drive, or the floppy disk

 

 

drive, complete the following:

 

 

 

a. Slide the PC two cm to the left, away from the center of the system.

 

b. Gently pull the four plastic latches at the left side of the PC’s bezel, while pulling the left side of the bezel forward until the latches clear the PC case.

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Philips M2540 service manual Service Procedures PC Service, Opening the PC Side Cover

M2540 specifications

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