Contents 3
Contents
1 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Turning Off Your Computer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Before Working Inside Your Computer
. . . . . . . . . 10
2 Removing the Computer Cover . . . . . . . . 13
3 Technical Overview
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Inside View of Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
System Board Components
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Power Supply Unit (PSU) DC Connector
Pin Assignments
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
DC Power Connector P1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
DC Power Connector P2 and P3
(Graphics Card)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
DC Power Connectors P4–P7
(HDD0–HDD3)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
DC Power Connector P8 (PHY)
. . . . . . . . . . . 21
DC Power Connectors P9 and P10
(Bay1 SATA and Bay2 SATA)
. . . . . . . . . . . . 21
DC Power Connector P11 and P12
(BAY and BAY2)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
DC Power Connector P13 (FDI)
. . . . . . . . . . 22
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