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 Member 597 Level 10.26 Mar 2006 
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Trouble penetrating my computer's insides...
Name of Computer: HP Media Center PC 873n.
I was thinking of making some internal upgrades inside my PC but I can't get the unit open. The red circles indicate some of the metal "screws" I can't get off. http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/1484/computer2cb.jpg They just have ...Is there some special tool for this job? Or do all non custom computers sold like this? Jam it back in, in the dark. |
Member 597 Level 10.26 Mar 2006
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Well here it is. This is the first time I've opened this thing, and I got it 3 years back. So much dust...Any tips on cleaning this thing? Eh, everything looks so fragile
  Here a full shot of it. It looks like the Processor is enclosed in that white container.  There's nowhere I can't reach. |
Member 597 Level 10.26 Mar 2006
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Still having problems with this.. Imagesocket ftw for accepting these HUEG images. Questions displayed in green.
---------- Not sure how to remove the heatsink off the this (the processor?), I tried pushing/pulling the handles, nothing would budge. Should I be taking this off?(I remember reading somewhere that something is applied to the cpu when placing the heatsink on)  ----------- So looking at the mobo I could Identify 1 AGP Slot, and 3 PCI slots. Not sure what that black square with Intel is at the bottom right or the green object in the center.  ----------- Here are the internal bay slots, from top to bottom; hard drive, 4 in 1 combo smartmedia-MMC/SD-Compact Flash I/II-memory stick, Floppy drive.  ----------- This is the 200w power supply unit, the tag on it says BST ATX.(same as micro atx?)  ----------- Should I be even trying to take this off, I can't get to the other side of the comp to unscrew the other harddrive screw + last mobo screw.  ----------- Is this familiar to anyone? When I tried booting the comp it showed the mass 99s on my screen not therefore not booting the os, and it was unable to recognize my fan connection. Had it fixed by reconnecting the cmos, reinstalling the bootloader with linux(It is a dual boot Windows-Linux), and switching the fan to another connection on the motherboard. Probably static damage I guess.  This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
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