Difference between revisions of "Yellow Light Instructions"

Revision as of 17:46, 22 April 2010

Do not pull anything unless these instructions say to pull it. This includes ribbon cables.

Hard drives should all have been removed by now. Please be certain that they have been.

Remember to leave all rails and drive sleds in case!

Remove anything that is on the Yellow Light Components List (below)
Remove the following types of memory
- SDRAM
- RAMBUS
- DDR
- SODIMMS
Remove the following cards
- Remove any PCI cards
- Remove any PCI-e cards
- Remove any AGP cards
Remove power supplies
- (unless they are very difficult to remove)
Removable button batteries
Remove Macintosh batteries (in case you're taking apart a Mac)
Remove 3.5 inch face plates
Remove 5.25 inch curved DELL face plates (found in DELL systems only)
Remove half height card slot covers
Remove anything on the "Also Pull" list on the whiteboard.

High Speed or Ultra Speed CD RW
- They must have a standard 5.25" rectangular faceplate and not be laptop-sized.
- A drive is only High Speed or Ultra Speed if it literally says "High Speed" or "Ultra Speed" to the right of the "Compact Disc" label.

DVD Drive
- They must have a standard 5.25" rectangular faceplate and not be laptop-sized.
Front side card readers, only if it includes a cable

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-; Do not pull anything unless these instructions (or the white board) say to pull it. This includes ribbon cables.
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 # Remove 5.25 inch curved DELL face plates (found in DELL systems only)
 # Remove half height card slot covers
+# Remove anything on the "Also Pull" list on the whiteboard.
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