table of contents
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upgrading and servicing the pc (2)............................................. 129
chassis features of the pc...........................................................................129
opening the computer ...............................................................................130
before you begin ..................................................................................130
removing the side panel ........................................................................131
removing the fan duct............................................................................132
removing the drive cage........................................................................133
adding memory........................................................................................135
dimms .................................................................................................135
ddr dimms ...........................................................................................136
installing a memory module ...................................................................136
removing a memory module...................................................................138
installing add-in cards ...............................................................................139
what is plug and play?..........................................................................140
if the new card or device isn’t working....................................................141
adding and removing drives ......................................................................141
installing a second hard drive ................................................................141
removing the preinstalled hard drive .......................................................142
replacing the diskette drive ....................................................................142
replacing the optical drive .....................................................................144
replacing the battery.................................................................................149
closing the computer .................................................................................150
replacing the drive cage........................................................................151
replacing the fan duct ...........................................................................153
replacing the side panel ........................................................................154
index ......................................................................................... 155
