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Table of Contents
Features 1

System Tour 1

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Chapter 1 1

1 TravelMate Tour 5
Open Front View 5
Close Front View 6
Left View 7
Right View 8
Rear View 8
Base View 9
Status Indicators 10
Easy-launch Keys 11
Productivity Keys 12
Phoenix TrustedCore Setup Utility 13

System Utilities 13

Chapter 2 13

13 Accessing the Setup Utility 14
Navigating Through the Setup Utility 15
Setup Utility Menus 16
BIOS Flash Utility 24
Launch Manager 25
Disassembly Tools 27
Stages of the Disassembly Process 27
Equivalent Torque Values 27

System Disassembly 27

Chapter 3 27

System Screw List 28
Pre-disassembly Procedure 28
External Modules Disassembly 29
External Modules Disassembly Flowchart 29
Removing the SD Dummy Card 30
Removing the PC Card Dummy Card 30
Removing the Battery Pack 31
Removing the Lower Case Cover 32
Removing the Memory Modules 32
Removing the WLAN Board 33
Removing and Dismantling the HDD Assembly 34
Removing and Dismantling the ODD Assembly 36
Removing the Processor Cooling Fan 38
Removing the Heat Sink 39
Removing the Processor 40
Main Unit Disassembly 41
Main Unit Disassembly Flowchart 41
Removing the Middle Cover 42
Removing the Keyboard 42
Removing the LCD Module 43
Removing the Upper Case 47
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