Contents
1 Working on Your Computer.......................................................................................................6
Before Working Inside Your Computer.....................................................................................................................6
Turning Off Your Computer.......................................................................................................................................7
After Working Inside Your Computer........................................................................................................................8
2 Removing and Installing Components.....................................................................................9
Recommended Tools................................................................................................................................................9
System Overview......................................................................................................................................................9
Removing the Secure Digital (SD) Card..................................................................................................................10
Installing the Secure Digital (SD) Card...................................................................................................................10
Removing the ExpressCard.....................................................................................................................................11
Installing the ExpressCard......................................................................................................................................11
Removing the Battery.............................................................................................................................................11
Installing the Battery..............................................................................................................................................12
Removing the Base Cover.......................................................................................................................................12
Installing the Base Cover........................................................................................................................................14
Removing the Base Corner Caps............................................................................................................................14
Installing the Base Corner Caps.............................................................................................................................15
Removing the Memory............................................................................................................................................15
Installing the Memory.............................................................................................................................................16
Removing the Hard Drive........................................................................................................................................16
Installing the Hard Drive.........................................................................................................................................17
Removing the Optical Drive....................................................................................................................................17
Installing the Optical Drive.....................................................................................................................................18
Removing the Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card...................................................................................19
Installing the WLAN Card.......................................................................................................................................19
Removing the Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Card..................................................................................19
Installing the WWAN Card.....................................................................................................................................20
Removing the Network Connector..........................................................................................................................20
Installing the Network Connector...........................................................................................................................21
Removing the Coin-Cell Battery..............................................................................................................................21
Installing the Coin-Cell Battery...............................................................................................................................22
Removing the Power Connector.............................................................................................................................22
Installing the Power Connector..............................................................................................................................23
Removing the Heat-Sink Assembly.........................................................................................................................23
Installing the Heat-Sink Assembly..........................................................................................................................24
Removing the Processor.........................................................................................................................................24
Installing the Processor..........................................................................................................................................25