Identifying Parts On The System Board; Removing And Replacing The Power Supply - IBM ThinkCentre 8171 Replacement Manual

Identifying parts on the system board

The system board (sometimes called the planar or motherboard) is the main circuit
board in your computer. It provides basic computer functions and supports a
variety of devices.
The following illustration shows the locations of parts on the system board.

Removing and replacing the power supply

To remove and replace the power supply, do the following:
1
Fan connectors (2)
2
Memory connectors (2)
3
SATA IDE hard disk drive
connectors (2)
4
Riser connector
5
CMOS Battery
6
Clear CMOS/BIOS recovery
jumper
7
Internal speaker connector
Attention
Do not open your computer or attempt any repair before reading the "Safety
notices" in the Quick Reference that was included with your computer. If you
no longer have this copy of the Quick Reference, you can obtain one online
from the IBM Web site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support.
1. Open the cover. Go to "Opening the cover" on page 1.
8
Diskette drive connector
9
Power button and front LED assembly
connector
10
Power supply connector
11
PATA Primary IDE connector (hard disk
drive and CD-ROM drive)
12
Power supply connector
13
Microprocessor
Replacing customer replaceable units (CRUs)
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