Maintenance and Service
11.1 Removing and Installing Hardware Components
Tools
● Torx T8 (cover and upper sheet metal cover)
● Torx T10 (hard disk mounting)
● Torx T20 (Protective earth terminal)
● Hexagon head 5mm (spacing bolts PC/104)
11.1.2
Preventive maintenance
To maintain high system availability, we recommend the preventative exchange of those PC
components that are subject to wear. The table below indicates the intervals for this
exchange.
Component
Hard disk
CMOS backup battery
68
Exchange interval:
3 years
5 years
Operating Instructions, 04/2009, A5E02414743-01
SIMATIC IPC427C