Table of Contents

 

Removing the LCD Module

. .69

Removing the Mainboard

. .71

Removing the Thermal Module

. .73

Removing the Speakers

. .75

LCD Module Disassembly Process

. .77

LCD Module Disassembly Flowchart

. .77

Removing the LCD Bezel

. .78

Removing the Camera Board

. .80

Removing the LCD Panel

. .81

Removing the LCD Cover Hinges

. .83

LCD Reassembly Procedure

. .84

Replacing the LCD Cover Hinges

. .84

Replacing the LCD FPC Cable

. .85

Replacing the LCD Panel

. .86

Replacing the Camera Board

. .87

Replacing the LCD Bezel

. .88

Main Unit Reassembly Process

. .90

Replacing the Speakers

. .90

Replacing the Thermal Module

. .92

Replacing the Mainboard

. .93

Replacing the LCD Module

. .94

Replacing the Bluetooth Module

. .96

Replacing the Touchpad Board

. .97

Replacing the Upper Cover

. .98

Replacing the Keyboard

.101

Replacing the Hard Disk Drive

.102

Replacing the DIMM Module

.104

Replacing the 3G Module

.105

Replacing the Wireless LAN Module

.106

Replacing the Base Door

.108

Replace the Dummy Card

.108

Replacing the Battery

.109

Troubleshooting

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Common Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Power On Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

No Display Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Random Loss of BIOS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

LCD Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Built-In Keyboard Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

TouchPad Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Internal Speaker Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Internal Microphone Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

HDD Not Operating Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Other Failures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Intermittent Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

POST Code Reference Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Jumper and Connector Locations

127

Mainboard Top View

.127

Mainboard Bottom View

.128

BIOS Recovery

.129

BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk

.129

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