Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product mL5 NEC
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NEC PowerMate ML5 Disassembly Manual.
NEC PowerMate ML5 Disassembly Manual Page 2 Table of contents Overview ....................................................................................................................... ..........................................3 Technician Notes .
NEC PowerMate ML5 Disassembly Manual Page 3 Overview This document contains st ep-by-step disassembly in structio ns for the PowerMate ML5 chassis. The instru ctions are illustrated where necessa ry with images of the part that is being removed or disassembled.
NEC PowerMate ML5 Disassembly Manual Page 4 Hazardous Voltage There is hazardous voltage present insi de the computer when it is connected to an AC supply, even when the computer’s power switch is off. Exposure to hazardous voltage could cause personal injury.
NEC PowerMate ML5 Disassembly Manual Page 5 Removing the Stabilisers To remove the stabilisers follow the next steps: 1. Place the computer body with the bottom side protruding a little away from the edge of a table.
NEC PowerMate ML5 Disassembly Manual Page 6 Fig. 3: Removing the cover of the chassis Note: To prevent damaging the system, make sure no cables or other devices protrude from the chassis before replacing the c over.
NEC PowerMate ML5 Disassembly Manual Page 7 Fig. 5: Removing the riser board Removing a PCI or CNR Expansion Card To remove a PCI or CNR expansion card , first remove the stabilise rs (see Removing th.
NEC PowerMate ML5 Disassembly Manual Page 8 3. Carefully extract the AGP expansion ca rd from its slo t and put it aside. Removing the Floppy Disk Drive To remove the floppy disk drive, first remove the stabilisers (see Removing the Stabilisers ), open the chassis (see Opening the Chassis ), then follow the next steps: 1.
NEC PowerMate ML5 Disassembly Manual Page 9 Note: When reassembling the flopp y disk drive, slide the flopp y disk drive bracket in the chassis, taking care that the tabs (A, B, C, D) of the bracket fit perfectly in the correspondin g holes of the chassis.
NEC PowerMate ML5 Disassembly Manual Page 10 Fig. 12: Removing the converter boar d 4. Remove the two screws securing the opt ical device drive to its bracket and put it aside.
NEC PowerMate ML5 Disassembly Manual Page 11 Fig. 14: Extracting hard disk drive assembly 4. Remove the four screws (two on e ach side) fixing the hard disk drive to the bracket, slide the hard disk drive out of the bracket and put it aside.
NEC PowerMate ML5 Disassembly Manual Page 12 1. Disconnect the aux iliary fan connector from the motherboard. 2. Remove the screws shown in the picture below.
NEC PowerMate ML5 Disassembly Manual Page 13 Fig. 19: Removing the second serial port 3. Take the second serial port out of the chassis and put it aside.
NEC PowerMate ML5 Disassembly Manual Page 14 Fig. 21: Removing the internal speake r 2. Take the speaker off the chassis and p ut it aside. Removing the Motherboard To remove the motherboard, first re.
NEC PowerMate ML5 Disassembly Manual Page 15 Notice The information in this guide is subject to change without notice. This guide contains information prote cted by copyright. No part of this guide may be photocopied or reproduced in any form or by any means without prior writt en consent from NEC Computers International BV.
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