Table of contents

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

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2

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

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

4

 

Button, speakers, and subwoofer .........................................................................................................

5

 

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

6

 

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

7

 

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

8

 

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

8

 

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

10

 

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

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3

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

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

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

13

 

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

18

 

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

19

 

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

19

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

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

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

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

26

 

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

26

 

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

26

 

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

27

 

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

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

27

 

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

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

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Service label ......................................................................................................................

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Display panel .....................................................................................................................

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Base enclosure ..................................................................................................................

34

 

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

36

 

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

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

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