7.Remove the power button board cable (see Power button board on page 63).

8.Remove the speakers (see Speakers on page 65).

9.Remove the thermal shield (see Thermal shield on page 67).

10.Remove the display assembly (see Display assembly on computers with 17.3-in displays on page 89 or Display assembly on computers with 15.6-in displays on page 96).

11.Remove the palm rest (see Palm rest on page 84).

12.Remove the hard drive (see Hard drive on page 87).

13.Remove the top cover (see Top cover on page 103).

Remove the modem module:

1.Position the computer right-side up with the front toward you.

2.Remove the two Phillips PM2.5×3.0 screws (1) that secure the modem module to the system board.

3.Lift the modem module (2) straight up from the system board.

4.Disconnect the modem module cable (3). The modem module cable is spared in the Cable kit spare part number 599807-001.

5.Remove the modem module.

Reverse this procedure to install the modem module.

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