Service Manual

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Removing the Control Panel
CAUTION: Before you perform this procedure, see "Safety First—
For You and Your Computer."
NOTICE: Before disconnecting a device from the computer or 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, wait at least 10 to 20 seconds, lay the computer on its
right side, and open the computer cover.
2 Remove the front panel.
3 Disconnect the control-panel cable from the I/O panel connector.
4 Disconnect the I/O panel cable from the connector on the system
board. To locate the system board connector, see "System Board
Components."
5 Remove the mounting screw from the control panel.
6 Lift the control panel away from the chassis.