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First remove the two screws on the back of the console near the AC port. Then unplug the gray wires which connect the power switch to the board (indicated by the green arrow). The power board is held down by only one screw located towards the front of the case (blue arrow), so remove that. The power board connect to the motherboard via five tall, thick pins which stick straight up and skewer the plastic connector on the power board close to the read arrow in the picture. The connection here is tight, so what you need to do is reach undereath the edge of the board closest to the connector (indicated by the red arrow) and pull the board straight up and off, being careful not to bend the pins.
==Step 4 - Detach the power switch==
[[File:Saturn-teardown05.jpg|thumb]][[File:Saturn-teardown06.jpg|thumb|Remove these screws to detach the power switch.]]
Remove the plastic protector that was located under the power board. Then remove the two screws as indicated by the red arrows. This will allow you to take the power switch out of the case.
==Step 5 - Remove the CD Drive==
The CD drive sits loosely atop four plastic pegs and is only attached to the motherboard by a gray set of wires, a ribbon cable, and grounding strip. Start by removing the screw and washer that's holding down the grounding strip; be careful not to lose the washer! Proceed by unplugging the ribbon cable, the ends of which can be gently rocked free. To detach the other cord, you could just pull it straight off, but I would recommend first taking a tiny flat screwdriver and using it carefully as a prying tool to create space between the plug and the socket and then pulling the cord out. This may be unnecessary for you, but mine was tightly connected.
Once both cords and the grounding strip are detached, you should be able to lift the drive off the pegs effortlessly. Put the CD drive aside; this guide does not (yet) cover disassembling it.
