Service Manual

15
Computer Cover
• Opening the computer cover
• Closing the computer cover
Opening the Computer Cover
CAUTION: Before you perform this procedure, see "Safety First—
For You and Your Computer."
NOTICE: Before disconnecting a device from the computer, wait 10 to 20
seconds after disconnecting the computer from its electrical outlet. Before
removing a component from the system board, verify that the standby power
light on the system board has turned off. To locate this light, see "System Board
Components."
1
Turn off the computer and devices, disconnect them from their
electrical outlets, and wait 10 to 20 seconds.
2 If you have installed a padlock through the padlock ring on the rear
panel, remove the padlock.
3 Lay the computer on its right side.
4 Open the computer cover:
a Slide the cover release latch toward the top of the computer (see
the following figure).
b Raise the back of the cover, and pivot it toward the front of the
computer.