Table of contents

1

Product description ...........................................................................................................

1

2

External component identification .....................................................................................

5

 

Identifying the hardware ...........................................................................................................

5

 

Top components .......................................................................................................................

6

 

TouchPad .................................................................................................................

6

 

Lights .......................................................................................................................

7

 

Keys ........................................................................................................................

8

 

Front components .....................................................................................................................

8

 

Right-side components ............................................................................................................

10

 

Left-side components ...............................................................................................................

11

 

Display components ...............................................................................................................

12

 

Bottom components ................................................................................................................

13

3

Illustrated parts catalog ..................................................................................................

14

 

Service tag ............................................................................................................................

14

 

Computer major components ...................................................................................................

15

 

Display assembly components .................................................................................................

22

 

Mass storage devices .............................................................................................................

24

 

Miscellaneous parts ................................................................................................................

25

 

Sequential part number listing ..................................................................................................

26

4

Removal and replacement procedures ............................................................................

31

 

Preliminary replacement requirements .......................................................................................

31

 

Tools required .........................................................................................................

31

 

Service considerations .............................................................................................

31

 

Plastic parts .............................................................................................

31

 

Cables and connectors .............................................................................

32

 

Drive handling .........................................................................................

32

 

Grounding guidelines ..............................................................................................

33

 

Electrostatic discharge damage ..................................................................

33

 

Packaging and transporting guidelines ........................................

34

 

Workstation guidelines ..............................................................

34

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