Microsoft Xbox Repair Manual page 27

Removing the power cord from the motherboard. Most sites tell you to use a pliers to remove the
power plug as it is in there pretty good. I personally pull on the wires themselves, I risk yanking a
wire out of the crimp in the socket, if I screw one up I am willing to repair it. Use your best
judgment, the key is to grab half of the wires and pull evenly on all of them at a 45 degree angle,
to raise one side of the plug first and then the other, it will not come out straight up.
Once the power cord is removed from the motherboard and the two mounting screws are off the
power supply, grasp the heat sink on the power supply or use the cord that was going to the
motherboard to move it about a quarter inch forward, this releases the power supply from the
plastic tabs that hold it down on the side opposite the screws. Now the front of the power supply
can be raised to allow the leading edge to clear the front of the case and it can safely be pulled
forward and removed.
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