LENGTH OF TIME: 1-2 HOURS
LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: MEDIUM
1 TROUBLING BEGINNINGS
THERE IS ONE COMMON—and almost unavoidable—issue with small form factor builds. They can be fiddly, which is just the way it goes when the chassis is this compact. Intel has ramped up the scale, but that doesn’t necessarily mean this will be a walk in the park. To see what we’re working with, we need to get started by opening the top of the case. This involves a heavily loaded spring thumb screw on the back of the case. Gently, and we mean gently, loosen this screw and set it aside somewhere safe. You may be wondering why we’ve emphasized being gentle with this heavily loaded spring thumb screw? Well, we may or may not have spent around five to ten minutes searching for it as it pinged straight off initially. We’ll leave that for you to figure out.
2 OFF COMES THE TOP
the screw loosened—and, hopefully, haven’t wasted too much time looking for it on the floor—you can prize the top panel off of the Intel NUC. To do this, you’ll need to slowly slide
