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IBM THINKCENTRE 8123 User Manual

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6.

Remove

the

lower

drive

cage

by

removing

the

thumb-screw

and

sliding

the

lower

drive

cage

toward

the

rear

of

the

computer.

7.

Disconnect

the

cables

attached

to

the

drives

in

the

lower

drive

cage

and

set

the

drive

cage

to

the

side.

8.

Disconnect

all

cables

connected

to

the

system

board.

See

“Identifying

parts

on

the

system

board”

on

page

4.

9.

Remove

screws

1

through

7 .

10.

Slide

the

system

board

toward

the

front

of

the

computer

to

disengage

it

from

the

mounting

tabs

and

lift

it

out.

11.

Place

the

defective

system

board

next

to

the

new

system

board

on

a

clean,

flat

surface.

12.

Remove

all

memory

modules

from

the

defective

system

board

and

install

them

in

the

same

connector

on

the

new

system

board.

See

“Replacing

a

memory

module”

on

page

25.

Return

here

after

installing

the

memory

modules

on

the

new

system

board.

Chapter

2.

Replacing

hardware

13

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