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Modem Card; System Board - HP Compaq Business Desktop dx2000 uT Series Product End-Of-Life Disassembly Instructions

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HP-00007-01, Appendix 3
2.0
Tools Required
List the type and size of the tools that would typically be used to disassemble the product to a
point where components and materials requiring selective treatment can be removed.
Tool Description
Torx Screw Driver
Long, slender flat blade screwdriver
3.0
Product Disassembly Process
3.1
List the basic steps that should typically be followed to remove components and materials
requiring selective treatment:

MODEM CARD

1
To remove an access panel (see Figure 1 below):
a) Remove the screws that secure the access panel to the computer chassis. Some
access panels use captive thumbscrews.
b) Slide the access panel back about 1 inch (2.5 cm), and then lift it away from and
off the unit.
2
To remove the PCI modem card (see Figures 2 & 3 below):
a) Remove the right access panel.
b) Remove the screw from the top of the expansion slot that secures the modem card to
the chassis.
c) Hold the card at each end and rock it back and forth until the connectors pull free from
the socket.

SYSTEM BOARD

1
Remove both access panels (see step 1 in Modem Card).
2
To remove the front bezel, grasp the bottom of the front panel below the lowest air vent
and pull the panel out and up to release it from the chassis (see Figure 4 below).
3
To remove the diskette drive (see Figure 5 below):
a) Disconnect the power and data cables from the back of the drive.
b) Remove the four screws, two from each side, that secure the drive in the drive cage.
c) Slide the drive out of the front of the chassis.
4
Disconnect the power and data cables from the back of all installed 3.5-inch drives.
5
To remove the lower drive cage (see Figures 6 & 7 below):
a) Remove the four screws that secure the drive cage to the front of the chassis.
b) Remove the single screw that attaches the lower drive cage to the fixed upper drive
cage on the right side of the chassis.
c) Slide the lower drive cage back about 1.25 cm (1/2 inch) to release it from the
upper cage.
6
Unplug all cables from the system board.
Tool Size (if applicable)
HP Restricted
30-June-2005
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