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

42

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

43

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

44

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

45

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

46

4 Removal and replacement procedures

 

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

53

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

53

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

53

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

53

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

54

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

54

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

55

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

55

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

56

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

56

Equipment guidelines .......................................................................

57

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

58

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

58

Computer feet ....................................................................................................................

59

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

60

Switch cover and keyboard ................................................................................................

61

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

65

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

66

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

69

WWAN module ..................................................................................................................

70

Palm rest ............................................................................................................................

71

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

74

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

76

Display assembly on computers with 15.6-in displays .......................................................

78

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

84

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

88

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

90

Display assembly on computers with 14.0-in displays .......................................................

91

Bluetooth module ...............................................................................................................

96

Modem module ..................................................................................................................

97

USB connector assembly ..................................................................................................

98

Heat sink and fan .............................................................................................................

100

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

104

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

106

SIM ..................................................................................................................................

108

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