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10. Accessing Internal Components KBox C-101 – User’s Guide (Version 2.00)
10.2. Opening and Closing the KBox C-101
For opening and closing the KBox C-101, please perform the following steps:
Before opening the KBox C-101, the system must be switched off and disconnected from the main power
supply. Also, disconnect all peripheral devices from the KBox C-101. Before you begin, ensure that you
have a clean, flat and ESD-safe surface to work on.
1. Close all applications. Shut down the system properly and disconnect the connection to the power source.
Disconnect all peripherals.
2. The KBox C-101should lay on a flat, clean surface with the top side facing upwards.
3. Loosen the knurled screws, which secure the top cover on the front of the system (refer to Fig. 10, pos. 3 and Fig. 30).
4. Pull the cover out a little bit, as shown in Fig. 30, to release the cover centering and fixing brackets.
Fig. 30: This movment allow you to remove the centring and fixing bracket of the top cover (detail of the KBox C-101)
5. Lift the top cover up (on the front edge) and remove it (Fig. 31). Now you have access to the internal PCIe /Mini PCIe
and mSATA slots or cards respectively HDD/SSD in order to remove or install hardware components.
Fig. 31: Removing the cover (detail of the KBox C-101)
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