GOOD MORNING FOLKS.
ANOTHER DAY OF STRIPPING DOWN MY COMPUTER FOR MAINTENANCE!
AS USUAL MY HEALTH IS NO BETTER, AND CONTINUES TO SLOW ME DOWN TO A CRAWL THAT A TORTOISE WOULD BE FURIOUS AT.
BUT IF ALL GOES WELL, TODAY WILL BE THE LAST DAY OF STRIPPING THE COMPUTER DOWN...
LAST OF THE CABLES BEING REMOVED FROM THE PSU.
AS I CANNOT LOCATE THE MANUALS AT THE MOMENT, AM TAKING PICS WERE I THINK THEY WILL HELP WHEN I RESTART THE REBUILD.
IMPORTANT THESE CABLES GO INTO THE CORRECT SOCKETS AS THEY FIT THE OTHERS, BUT ARE WIRE UP TOTALLY DIFFERENTLY..
NEARLY READY TO REMOVE THE PSU
NEED TO REMOVE THIS DASHBOARD NOT ONLY FOR SERVICING, BUT SO THERE IS ENOUGH ROOM TO REMOVE THE PSU.
OFF COMES THE LARGE SOCKET FROM PSU TO MOTHERBOARD.
START TO REMOVE HDD'S FOR STORAGE UNTIL I AM READY TO CLEAN THEM.
NEXT HDD READY FOR REMOVAL AFTER PLAYING LOOSE FINGERS WITH THE MOUNTING SCREWS.
ANOTHER HDD REMOVED, WILL NEED REMOVING FROM ITS CAGE BEFORE CLEANING.
ANOTHER HDD REMOVED AND WAITING FOR ME TO REMOVE FROM ITS BAY AND CLEAN..
DVD WRITER REMOVED READY FOR CLEAN AND SERVICE.
3 X HDD'S AND CAGE REMOVED FROM COMPUTER CASE.
READY TO BE STRIPPED FURTHER AND CLEANED.
NEXT IT'S TIME TO START THINKING ABOUT REMOVING ALL THE CARDS FROM THE MOTHERBOARD.
JUST HOPING ALL THE FANS ARE WORKING OK AFTER BEING CLEANED..
DON'T LOOK TO DUSTY FROM HERE....
REMOVED THE SATA EXTENSION CARD, GIVEN TEH BACK A QUICK CLEAN SO I CAN SEE MODEL MAKE DETAILS.
FINGER TEST ON TEH FAN, DOES NOT FEEL VERY POSITIVE!
TIME TO REMOVE THE GRAPHIX CARD.
WELL CLOGGED UP, EVEN THE FAN IS CHOCKA OF DUST!
BUT THE FAN MOVES EASILY AND FELLS OK, SO FINGERS CROSSED.
nOT THE MOST POWERFUL OF GRAPHIX CARDS, BUT IT MORE THAN MEETS MY NEEDS..
i REMOVE THE SATA CASE SLOT MOUNT.
I USE THIS TO POWER 2 X EXTENTION BOXES WITH MORE SATA SSD'S INSTALLED..
THE LAST FEW BITS REMOVED FROM THE MOTHERBOARDS SLOTS, CONNECTORS
TIME TO REMOVE THE MOTHERBOARD FROM THE CASE.
NOW TO REMOVE THE REAR PANEL COMPLETE.
THIS WILL MAKE CLEANING THE INSIDE OF THE CASE EASIER.
OFF COMES THE TOP PANEL FROM THE CASE AND I REMOVE ALL THE ELECTRICS, AS THEY ARE STOPPING THE PSU FROM BEING REMOVED.
FINALLY TIME TO REMOVE THE PSU.
UNLIKE MOST COMPUTER CASES THIS IS NOT AS EASY AS JUST SLIDE I IN!
YOU HAVE TO WRIGGLE IT ABOUT TURN IT AND FIND THE SPACE WERE IF FINALLY COMES OUT.
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