Summary of PowerMate ML5
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Nec powermate ml5 disassembly manual.
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Nec powermate ml5 disassembly manual page 2 table of contents overview.................................................................................................................................................................3 technician notes......................................................
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Nec powermate ml5 disassembly manual page 3 overview this document contains step-by-step disassembly instructions for the powermate ml5 chassis. The instructions are illustrated where necessary with images of the part that is being removed or disassembled. Furthermore, the screws that are removed ar...
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Nec powermate ml5 disassembly manual page 4 hazardous voltage there is hazardous voltage present inside 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. To avoid risk of injury, contact an auth...
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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. 2. Free the locks c and slice the stabilisers as indicated by the arrows a and b, t...
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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 cover. Removing the riser board bracket and the raiser board to remove the riser board brack...
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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 stabilisers (see removing the stabilisers ), open the chassis (see opening the chassis ), remove the riser board bracket (see remo...
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Nec powermate ml5 disassembly manual page 8 3. Carefully extract the agp expansion card from its slot 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 foll...
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Nec powermate ml5 disassembly manual page 9 note: when reassembling the floppy disk drive, slide the floppy disk drive bracket in the chassis, taking care that the tabs (a, b, c, d) of the bracket fit perfectly in the corresponding holes of the chassis. 4. Remove the two screws securing the floppy d...
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Nec powermate ml5 disassembly manual page 10 fig. 12: removing the converter board 4. Remove the two screws securing the optical device drive to its bracket and put it aside. Fig. 13: removing the optical device drive from its bracket removing the hard disk drive to remove the hard disk drive, first...
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Nec powermate ml5 disassembly manual page 11 fig. 14: extracting hard disk drive assembly 4. Remove the four screws (two on each side) fixing the hard disk drive to the bracket, slide the hard disk drive out of the bracket and put it aside. Fig. 15: freeing the hard disk drive from the bracket remov...
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Nec powermate ml5 disassembly manual page 12 1. Disconnect the auxiliary fan connector from the motherboard. 2. Remove the screws shown in the picture below. Take the auxiliary system fan out of the chassis and put it aside. Fig. 17: removing the auxiliary system fan removing the cpu to remove the c...
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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. Removing the switch/led board to remove the switch/led board, first remove the stabilisers (see removing the stabilisers ), open the chassis (see ...
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Nec powermate ml5 disassembly manual page 14 fig. 21: removing the internal speaker 2. Take the speaker off the chassis and put it aside. Removing the motherboard to remove the motherboard, first remove the stabilisers (see removing the stabilisers ), open the chassis (see opening the chassis ), rem...
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Nec powermate ml5 disassembly manual page 15 notice the information in this guide is subject to change without notice. This guide contains information protected by copyright. No part of this guide may be photocopied or reproduced in any form or by any means without prior written consent from nec com...