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Norton AntiVirus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

How do I check for viruses? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Hardware Specification and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Invoking BIOS Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Chapter 2 System Utilities 41

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Disassembly Procedure Flowchart	55
Disassembly Procedure	57
Removing the Battery Pack	57
Removing the HDD Module	57
Removing the RAM Module/Mini PCI Card/Thermal Module/CPU
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Removing the ODD Module	60
Removing the LCD Module from the Main Unit	61
Removing the Keyboard	62
Disassembling the Main Unit	63
Disassembling the LCD Module	68
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 71
System Check Procedures	72
External Diskette Drive Check	72
External CD-ROM Drive Check	72
Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check	72
Memory Check	73
Power System Check	73
Check the Power Adaptor	73
Check the Battery Pack	74
Touchpad Check	74
Power-OnSelf-Test (POST) Error Message	76
Index of Error Messages	76

POST Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80