Table of contents

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

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

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

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

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

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Buttons, speakers, and switches .........................................................................................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Wireless antennas (select models only) .............................................................................................

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Additional hardware components .......................................................................................................

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

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

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

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

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Plastics Kit ..........................................................................................................................................

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Cable Kit .............................................................................................................................................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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