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

43

 

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

43

5

Removal and replacement procedures for Customer Self-Repair parts .............................

45

 

Component replacement procedures ........................................................................................

45

 

Battery ...................................................................................................................

46

 

Optical drive ..........................................................................................................

47

 

Hard drive .............................................................................................................

49

 

WLAN module ........................................................................................................

51

 

Memory module ......................................................................................................

53

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Removal and replacement procedures for Authorized Service Provider parts ..................

55

 

Component replacement procedures ........................................................................................

55

 

Keyboard ...............................................................................................................

56

 

Top cover ...............................................................................................................

60

 

Power button board .................................................................................................

64

 

TouchPad button board ............................................................................................

65

 

Display assembly subcomponents ..............................................................................

66

 

System board .........................................................................................................

74

 

Fan .......................................................................................................................

79

 

Heat sink ...............................................................................................................

80

 

Processor ...............................................................................................................

85

 

PCH heat sink .........................................................................................................

87

 

RTC battery ............................................................................................................

89

 

RJ-45/USB board ....................................................................................................

91

 

Power connector cable ............................................................................................

92

 

Speakers ................................................................................................................

94

 

Optical drive connector cable ...................................................................................

96

7

Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics ...........................................................

98

 

Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) .....................................................................................................

98

 

Updating the BIOS .................................................................................................................

98

 

Determining the BIOS version ...................................................................................

98

 

Downloading a BIOS update ....................................................................................

99

 

Using System Diagnostics ......................................................................................................

100

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Specifications ................................................................................................................

101

 

Computer specifications ........................................................................................................

101

 

15.6-inch display specifications .............................................................................................

102

 

Hard drive specifications ......................................................................................................

103

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