Upgrading and maintaining your vaio microtower – Sony PCV-E205 User Manual

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Upgrading and Maintaining

Your VAIO MicroTower

In the future you may want to install additional boards to expand the
functionality of your computer. This section describes how to open your
computer and insert add-in boards, add memory, and replace the lithium
battery. For more information on upgrading your Sony computer, see the

\AIO M icroTower Reference M anual.

You can download this electronic

document from the Sony website at http://www. ita.sel.sony.com/support/
pc/.

The procedures in this section assume you are familiar with the general
terminology associated with personal computers and with the safety
practices and regulatory compliance required for using and modifying
electronic equipment. Read “Notes on Use” on page 93 before upgrading
your Sony computer.

! Always switch the power off before you open the system or connect your

. computer to peripheral equipment; otherwise^ damage may occur to the

integrated circuits in your computer.

Eiectrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage disk drives, add-in cmds, and other
components. Do the procedures described here only at an ESD workstation, if

such a station is not available, do not work in a carpeted area and do not
handle materials that produce or hold static electriciqr (celiophane wrappers,
for example). Ground yourself by maintaining continuous contact with an
unpainted metal portion of the chassis while performing the procedura

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