Table of contents

1

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

1

2

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

5

 

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

5

 

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

5

 

Light ........................................................................................................................

6

 

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

7

 

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

8

 

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

10

 

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

11

 

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

12

 

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

13

 

Wireless antennas ..................................................................................................................

14

3

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

15

 

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

15

 

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

16

 

Display assembly subcomponents .............................................................................................

21

 

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

23

 

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

24

 

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

25

4

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

29

 

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

29

 

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

29

 

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

29

 

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

29

 

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

29

 

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

30

 

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

31

 

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

31

 

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

32

 

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

32

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