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HP Pavilion a387x Desktop PC User Manual

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table of contents

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upgrading and servicing the pc (2) ............................................. 119
chassis features of the pc ...........................................................................119
opening the computer ...............................................................................120

before you begin ..................................................................................120
removing the side panel ........................................................................121
removing the fan duct............................................................................122
removing the drive cage ........................................................................123

adding memory........................................................................................125

dimms .................................................................................................125
ddr dimms ...........................................................................................126
installing a memory module ...................................................................126
removing a memory module...................................................................127

installing add-in cards ...............................................................................128

what is plug and play?..........................................................................130
if the new card or device isn’t working ....................................................130

adding and removing drives ......................................................................131

installing a second hard drive ................................................................131
removing the preinstalled hard drive .......................................................132
replacing the diskette drive ....................................................................132
replacing the optical drive .....................................................................134

replacing the battery.................................................................................139
closing the computer .................................................................................140

replacing the drive cage........................................................................141
replacing the fan duct ...........................................................................143
replacing the side panel ........................................................................144

index ......................................................................................... 145