Table of contents

1

Product description ...........................................................................................................

1

2

External Component Identification ....................................................................................

7

 

Top ........................................................................................................................................

7

 

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

7

 

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

8

 

Buttons and fingerprint reader (select models only) ........................................................

9

 

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

11

 

Front .....................................................................................................................................

12

 

Right ....................................................................................................................................

14

 

Left .......................................................................................................................................

15

 

Rear .....................................................................................................................................

16

 

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

17

 

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

18

3

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

20

 

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

20

 

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

21

 

Display components ...............................................................................................................

27

 

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

28

 

Cable kit ...............................................................................................................................

29

 

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

30

 

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

32

 

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

34

4

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

40

 

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

40

 

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

40

 

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

40

 

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

40

 

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

41

 

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

41

 

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

42

 

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

42

 

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

43

 

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

43

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