Disassembly and Reassembly - 8
Opening the Chassis
), and follow these steps:
1. Disconnect all cables from the card to be removed.
2. Remove the one screw holding the card in place.
Fig. 13:
Removing add-on cards
3. Carefully extract the card from its slot and from the
system.
Removing the Motherboard
To remove the motherboard, first open the chassis (see
Opening the Chassis
), then remove the 3.5" / 5.25" bay
assembly (see
Removing the 3.5" / 5.25" Bay Assembly
).
Remove any add-on card (see
Removing Add-On Cards
).
When this is done, perform the next operations:
1. Disconnect all cables from the motherboard.
2. Remove the memory modules and the CPU from the
motherboard.
3. Remove the screws that hold the motherboard in its
place.
Fig. 14:
Removing the motherboard
4. Carefully lift the motherboard out of the chassis.
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