Table of contents

1 Product description ........................................................................................................................................

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

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Finding your hardware and software information ...............................................................................

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Locating hardware .............................................................................................................

10

 

Display ................................................................................................................................................

10

 

Buttons and speakers .........................................................................................................................

12

 

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

13

 

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

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

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Left side ..............................................................................................................................................

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Right side ...........................................................................................................................................

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Bottom ................................................................................................................................................

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Labels .................................................................................................................................................

18

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

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

20

 

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

28

 

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

30

 

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

31

 

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

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4 Removal and replacement procedures preliminary requirements ...........................................................

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

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

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

41

 

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

42

 

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

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

42

 

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

42

 

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

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

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

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

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

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