Removing the I/O Board
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Prerequisites
1Remove the battery.
2Remove the base cover.
3Follow the procedures from step 1 to step 3 in removing the hard drive.
4Follow the procedures from step 1 to step 2 in removing the optical drive.
5Remove the keyboard.
6Remove the palm rest.
Procedure
1Remove the screw that secures the I/O board to the computer base.
2Carefully lift the I/O board and turn it over.
3Lift the connector latch and using the pull tab, disconnect the
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