NEC FlexATX Chassis Disassembly Manual - Removing The Motherboard

Summary of FlexATX Chassis

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    Flexatx chassis disassembly manual.

  • Page 2: Required Tools

    Disassembly and reassembly - 2 required tools all disassembly procedures can be performed using the following tools: n philips screwdriver disassembly instructions this document contains step-by-step disassembly instructions for the flexatx chassis. The instructions are clarified by images of the pa...

  • Page 3: Opening The Chassis

    Disassembly and reassembly - 3 opening the chassis to open the chassis: 1. Remove the thumbscrews shown on the rear of the chassis. Fig. 1: removing the thumbscrews 2. Slide the cover of the chassis towards the back of the system and than lift it away. Fig. 2: sliding away the cover removing the fro...

  • Page 4: Removing The Fdd

    Disassembly and reassembly - 4 fig. 3: removing the front panel note be careful not to damage the switches and leds board when pulling. Removing the 3.5" / 5.25" bay assembly to remove the 3.5" and 5.25" bay assembly first open the chassis (see opening the chassis), then remove the front panel (see ...

  • Page 5: Removing The Hdd

    Disassembly and reassembly - 5 fig. 5: removing the fdd from its bay removing the cd/dvd-rom drive to remove the cd/dvd-rom drive, first open the chassis (see opening the chassis), then remove the front panel (see removing the front panel) and then remove the 3.5" / 5.25" bay assembly (see removing ...

  • Page 6: Removing The Front Usb Panel

    Disassembly and reassembly - 6 fig. 7: freeing the hard disk drive bay 3. Slide the hard disk drive bay sidewise to free it from the latches on the bottom of the chassis. Fig. 8: latches on the bottom o f the chassis 4. Remove the screws that hold the hard disk drive to its bay. Fig. 9: hard disk dr...

  • Page 7: Removing The Power Supply

    Disassembly and reassembly - 7 3. Carefully pull away the usb panel and attached cables. Removing the power supply to remove the power supply, first open the chassis (see opening the chassis) and remove the 3.5" / 5.25" bay assembly (see removing the 3.5" / 5.25" bay assembly). When this is done per...

  • Page 8: Removing The Motherboard

    Disassembly and reassembly - 8 opening the chassis), and follow these steps: 1. Disconnect all cables from the card to be removed. 2. Remove the one screw holding the card in place. Fig. 13: removing add-on cards 3. Carefully extract the card from its slot and from the system. Removing the motherboa...