FIC A360 Maintenance & Disassembly, Heat Plate and Fan Exhaust Unit, Keyboard Cover Assembly

Maintenance & Disassembly

•Heat Plate and Fan Exhaust Unit

The Fan Exhaust unit is assembled on the upper-right side of the system unit. It comprises of a heat plate and one fan. There are seven screws securing the heat plate to the CPU module inserted on the motherboard. The exhaust fan is secured beside the heat plate.

•Keyboard Cover Assembly

The keyboard cover is a thin bracket for holding the keyboard as well as covering the base unit. It is also includes the power button, easy buttons, and status LED cover moldings.

The following System Base Unit Assembly includes the following major Field Replaceable Units/parts (FRUs):

•Battery Pack

This is one of more easily replaceable parts. The battery pack is found on the right side on the base unit and can be easily removed by pressing the latch underneath the unit and pulling the battery on its handle. The battery pack is replaced as a whole and must not be opened for repair.

•Hard Disk Drive Module

The Hard Disk Drive is attached on the lower-left side of the system base unit located just below the keyboard. The HDD is secured by only one screw. The HDD module is a 2.5- inch hard disk drive with a maximum height of 9.5mm. The hard drive module assembly is attached to the motherboard through the HDD connector.

•CD-ROM / DVD-ROM / CD-RW Drive Assembly

The CD-ROM / DVD-ROM / CD-RW Drive Assembly is attached on the left side of the base unit and is secured with one screws.\

•Floppy Disk Drive Assembly

The Floppy Drive assembly is located at the front left side of the base unit just underneath the HDD assembly. It is assembled to the unit with one screw secured on the left side.

•CPU

The Pentium-III/Celeron FC-PGA socket is found on the top right part of the motherboard. You will need a flat screwdriver and CPU tooling for removing or installing the CPU. Refer to Chapter 2 on how to install and upgrade the CPU.

•Speaker Assembly

The internal speakers of the notebook are assembled into front side of the system. They are secured into a slot and speaker cable connector is attached into the main board.

•Motherboard Assembly

The Motherboard assembly is the most important part of the notebook. It contains the entire major chipsets including the core logic, PCMCIA, memory, and BIOS to operate the whole computer. It also includes the sockets, connectors and ports completing the functionality.

•Internal Modem / LAN / Combo Module Assembly

If the computer includes an internal modem, LAN, or combo module, it is located underneath the motherboard using a mini-PCI slot.

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