user manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 First things first
- 2 System tour
- 3 Setting up your computer
- 4 Upgrading your computer
- 5 System utilities
- 6 Frequently asked questions
- Energy Star Guidelines Compliance
- FCC notice
- Notice: Canadian users
- Declaration of Conformity for EU countries
- Modem notices
- Important safety instructions
- Macrovision copyright protection notice
- Lithium battery statement
- Laser compliance statement
- Declaration of Conformity for CE marking
- Federal Communications Comission Declaration of Conformity
- Appendix A: Notices
- Appendix B: Taking care of your computer

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Opening your computer
Caution: Before you proceed, make sure that you have turned off
your computer and all peripherals connected to it. Read the
“Preinstallation instructions” on page 49.
You need to open your computer before you can install additional
components. See the following section for instructions.
To remove the computer cover
1 Turn off your computer and unplug all cables.
2 Place your computer on a flat, steady surface. If your computer is
in the vertical position, remove the foot stands and place your
computer in the regular desktop position.
3 Turn the thumbscrews counterclockwise with your fingers to
release the cover.
Hold the sides of the cover with both hands.
Slide it back about an inch and then gently lift it upward to detach
it.