This tutorial will explain how to mount the LED and push report RMT-CASE-M1-ACC0003 for a PC Engines APU1, APU2, APU3 or APU4

Please have the following items ready:

• soldering iron tool
• 5.5 mm hex screwdriver
• Phillips screwdriver

Table of Contents

• Presentation
• Step 1 - Solder the 8 pin header connector
• Step 2 - Unsolder the SMC LED from the motherboard
• Step 3 - Fixing the motherboard and mounting the spacer braces of the LED report
• Step 4 - Mounting of the LED report
• Step 5 - Connection of the LED report cable
• Step 6 - Final mounting, overview

Presentation

Content of the kit RMT-CASE-M1-ACC0003.

Please locate on the following image the locations of the 8-pin connector to be soldered and the SMC LEDs to be desoldered

Step 1 - Solder the 8 pin header connector

This step is used to solder the 8-pin male connector to receive the LED and push button report cable.

Solder the 8 pin header connector on the following location J4 on an APU2, J5 on an APU3.

Step 2 - Unsolder the SMC LED from the motherboard

Without this step the report LEDs will not light up. At least the lighting level will be very, very low.

8 pin connector soldered and the 3 LEDs of the motherboard unsoldered.

Step 3 - Fixing the motherboard and mounting the spacer braces of the LED report

Step 4 - Mounting of the LED report

Step 5 - Connection of the LED report cable

Step 6 - Final mounting, overview