Safety instructions.................................................................................................................................................................6

Turning off your computer - Windows 10....................................................................................................................... 6

Before working inside your computer................................................................................................................................. 7

After working inside your computer.................................................................................................................................... 7

2 Technology and components......................................................................................................... 8

Processor................................................................................................................................................................................8

DDR4....................................................................................................................................................................................... 9

USB features........................................................................................................................................................................ 10

USB Type-C...........................................................................................................................................................................11

HDMI 2.0............................................................................................................................................................................... 13

Advantages of DisplayPort over USB Type-C..................................................................................................................13

3 Removing and Installing components............................................................................................15

Recommended tools............................................................................................................................................................ 15

Screw size list....................................................................................................................................................................... 16

Motherboard layout..............................................................................................................................................................17

Side cover............................................................................................................................................................................. 18

Removing the side cover...............................................................................................................................................18

Installing the side cover................................................................................................................................................. 18

Expansion card..................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Removing expansion card............................................................................................................................................. 19

Installing the expansion card........................................................................................................................................ 20

Coin cell battery....................................................................................................................................................................21

Removing coin cell battery............................................................................................................................................ 21

Installing the coin cell battery.......................................................................................................................................22

Hard drive assembly............................................................................................................................................................ 23

Removing the hard drive assembly............................................................................................................................. 23

Installing the hard drive assembly................................................................................................................................25

Front Bezel........................................................................................................................................................................... 26

Removing front bezel....................................................................................................................................................26

Installing front bezel...................................................................................................................................................... 27

Hard drive and optical drive module..................................................................................................................................28

Removing the hard drive and optical drive module................................................................................................... 28

Installing the hard drive and optical drive module..................................................................................................... 30

Optical drive......................................................................................................................................................................... 33

Removing the optical drive...........................................................................................................................................33

Installing the optical drive............................................................................................................................................. 36

Memory module...................................................................................................................................................................39

Removing memory module...........................................................................................................................................39

Installing the memory module...................................................................................................................................... 40

Heat sink and fan..................................................................................................................................................................41

Removing heat sink and heat sink fan......................................................................................................................... 41

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