compaq evo n115 User Manual

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5.2 Disassembly Sequence Chart
Use the chart below to determine the section number to be 
referenced when removing computer components.
Table 5-1
Disassembly Sequence Chart
Section Description # of Screws Removed
5.3 Preparing the computer for disassembly
Battery pack 0
Hard drive 1 to remove hard drive 4 to separate hard drive from hard drive 
bracket
5.4 Computer feet 0
5.5 Memory expansion board 1
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5.3 Preparing the Computer for 
Disassembly
Perform the following steps before disassembling the computer:
1. Turn off the computer.
2. Disconnect the AC adapter and all external devices.
Section Description # of Screws Removed
5.12 Processor 0
5.13 Disk cell RTC battery 0
5.14 Top cover 12
5.15 Diskette drive 1
5.16 Charger board 1
5.17 Left side panel 3 screws 1 standoff
5.18 Right side panel 3
5.19 Speaker assembly 0
5.20 Audio...

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3. Remove the battery pack by following these steps:
a. Turn the computer bottom side up with the front facing  forward.
b. Slide and hold the battery release latch 
1
11 1 toward the back 
of the computer (Figure 5-2). The left edge of the battery 
bracket rises up 
2.
Figure 5-2. Releasing the Batter y P ack
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c. Lift and hold the battery bracket open as far as it will 
open 
1 (Figure 5-3).
d. Grasp the edges of the battery pack and slide it to the left  to remove it 
2.
Figure 5-3. Remo ving the Battery P ack
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e. Press in on the tabs on the battery bracket retention 
arms
1 and swing the battery bracket up and to the 
right
2 (Figure 5-4).
f. Lift the battery bracket straight up to remove it 
3.
Figure 5-4. Remo ving the Battery Brac ket
✎The battery bracket is included in the Plastics and Hardware Kit 
(spare part number 254121-001).
Reverse the above procedures to install the battery pack and 
battery bracket.
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4. Remove the hard drive by following these steps:
a. Remove the battery pack (Section 5.3).
b. Remove the black PM2.0 × 7.0 hard drive retention  screw
1 (Figure 5-5).
c. Slide the hard drive to the right to unseat the hard drive  connector 
2.
Figure 5-5. Releasing the Har d Drive
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d. Swing the right side of the hard drive up and to the left 
until it is resting at an angle (Figure 5-6).
e. Lift the hard drive straight up and remove it 
2.
Figure 5-6. Remo ving the Hard Drive
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5. If the hard drive must be removed from the hard drive bezel, 
perform the following steps:
a. Remove the four silver PM2.5 × 3.5 screws 
1 that secure 
the hard drive to the hard drive bezel (Figure 5-7).
b. Slide the hard drive forward 
2 and remove it from the 
hard drive bezel.
Figure 5-7. Remo ving the Hard Drive fr om the Har d 
Drive Bez el
✎The hard drive bezel is included in the Plastics and Hardware Kit 
(spare part number...

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5.4 Computer Feet
The computer feet are adhesive-backed rubber pads. The 
computer feet are included in the Plastics and Hardware Kit 
(spare part number 254121-001). The computer feet attach to the 
battery bracket and hard drive bezel as illustrated in Figure 5-8.
Figure 5-8. Replacing the Computer Feet
5.5 Memory Expansion Board
Memory Expansion Boards
Spare Part Number Information
Memory expansion boards
256 MB
128 MB 244399-001...

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1. Prepare the computer for disassembly (Section 5.3).
2. Turn the computer bottom side up with the front 
facing forward.
3. Remove the black PM2.0 × 5.0 screw 
1 that secures the 
memory expansion compartment cover to the base enclosure 
(Figure 5-9).
4. Swing the left side of the cover up and to the right until it  rests at an angle 
2.
5. Lift the cover straight up and remove it 
3.
Figure 5-9. Remo ving the Memory Expansion...