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Packard Bell S tella (iXtreme) Disassembly Manual[...]
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1 Table of Contents Overview 2 Technician Notes 2 Disassembly Instructions 2 Reassembly Instru ctions 2 Required T ools 2 Hazardous Voltage 3 Avoid Electrostatic Discharge 3 Power Supply Unit 3 Removing the Rear Bezel 4 Removing the Left Side Cover 4 Removing the Right Side Cover 5 Removing the Front Bezel 5 Removing the Drive Bracket 6 Removing th[...]
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2 Overview This document contains st ep-by-step disa ssembly instructions for the Stella (iXtreme) chassi s. The instructions are illustrated where necessary with images of the pa rt that is being removed or disassembled. Furthermore , the screws that are re moved are shown next to the image of the parts themselves. Packard Bell reserves the right [...]
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3 Hazardous Voltage There is hazardous voltage present insi de the computer when it is conne cted to an AC supply, even when the computer’s power switch i s off. Exposure to hazardous voltage could cause personal injury. To avoid risk of injury, contact an Authorized Service Provider for proper (un)i nstallation of optional hardwar e devices . Av[...]
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4 Removing the Rear Bezel To remove the rear bezel, do as follows: 1. Turn off the computer, the monitor and all peripheral device s. 2. Disconnect all power and d ata cables connected to the comp uter. 3. Face the back of the unit. 4. Locate a handhold under the chassi s. 5. Gently push the latch that fixes the rear bezel to the chassis and ca ref[...]
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5 Fig. 3: Removing the left side cover Removing the Right Side Cover To remove the right side cover, first remove the rear bezel (see section Removing the Rear Bezel ) and then perform the following st eps: 1. Remove the two screws that hold the right side cover. 2. Carefully slide the side cover two centim etre s towards the f ront of the chassi s[...]
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6 Removing the Drive Bracket To remove the drive bracket containing the DVD/CD-ROM drive and the floppy disk drive, first remove the rear bezel (see section Removing the Rear Bezel ), remove the left side cover (see section Removing the Left Side Cover ), re move the front bezel (see section Removing the Front Bezel ); then follow the step s below:[...]
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7 Fig. 7: Removing the drive bracket Removing the DVD/CD-ROM Drive To remove the DVD or CD-ROM drive, first remove the rear be zel (see section Removing the Rear Bezel ), remove the left side cover (see se ction Removing the Left Side Cover ), remove the right side cover (see section Removing the Right Side Cover ), remo ve the drive bracket (see s[...]
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8 Fig. 9: Removing the floppy disk driv e screws 3. If required, remove the screws on the right side as well. 4. Slide the floppy disk drive towards the front out of the bay. Removing the Hard Disk Drive To remove the hard disk drive, first remove the rear bezel (see section Removin g the Rear Bezel ) and remove the left side cover (see section Rem[...]
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9 3. Remove the screw on the side of the hard disk drive bra cket holding it to the drive bracket above (see Fig 6 in se ction Removing the Drive Bracket ). 4. Slide the hard disk drive bracke t backwards out of the chassis. Fig. 12: Removing the hard disk drive bracket 5. Remove the screws that hold the hard disk drive in the bracket and slide it [...]
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10 Fig. 14: Removing the front USB port screws Removing the Switch/LED Assembly To remove the switch/LED assembly an d the cable, first remove the rear bezel (see section Removing the Rear Bezel ) and remove the left side cover (see se ction Removing the Left Side Cover ), remove the front bezel (see section Rem oving the Front Bezel ); then follow[...]
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11 Fig. 16: Removing the CPU fan and heat sink 3. Lift the lever to unlock the CPU from its socket. Fig. 17: Removing the CPU 4. Take out the CPU. Be very careful not to remove any of the heat paste on the CP U surface! Removing the Pentium 4 CPU If the CPU installed is a Pentium IV, please perform this additional step: 1. Remove the CPU heat brack[...]
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12 Fig. 19: Removing the system fan 2. Take out the system fan by removing the screws, located on the b ack of the chassis, holding the syste m fan to the chassis. Fig. 20: Removing system fan screws Removing the Motherboard To remove the power supply unit, first remove the rear bezel (see section Removing the Rear Bezel ), remove the left side cov[...]
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13 instructions on how to remove this com ponent). 3. Remove the screws that hold the moth erboard in place and carefull y take out the motherboard from the chassis. Fig. 22: Removing the screws of the motherboard Removing the Power Supply To remove the power supply unit, first remove the rear bezel (see section Removing the Rear Bezel ) and remove[...]
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14 Notice The information in this guide is subject to change without notice. This guide contains information prote cted by copy right. No part of this guide may be photocopied or reproduced in any form or by any means witho ut prio r written consent from NEC Computers Internatio nal BV. NEC COMPUTERS INTERNATIONAL BV SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR TECHNIC[...]