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

35

 

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

37

 

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

37

 

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

38

 

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

39

 

Optical drive (select models only) ..............................................................................

40

 

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

43

 

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

45

 

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

46

 

Keyboard ...............................................................................................................

49

 

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

52

 

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

56

 

TouchPad button board ............................................................................................

57

 

USB board .............................................................................................................

59

 

Power connector cable ............................................................................................

60

 

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

62

 

Optical drive connector cable ...................................................................................

63

 

Display assembly ....................................................................................................

64

 

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

71

 

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

74

 

Fan/heat sink assembly ...........................................................................................

76

 

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

82

5

Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics ....................................................................

84

 

Using Setup Utility ..................................................................................................................

84

 

Starting Setup Utility ................................................................................................

84

 

Changing the language of Setup Utility ......................................................................

84

 

Navigating and selecting in Setup Utility ....................................................................

85

 

Displaying system information ...................................................................................

85

 

Restoring factory settings in Setup Utility .....................................................................

86

 

Exiting Setup Utility .................................................................................................

86

 

Updating the BIOS ..................................................................................................

86

 

Determining the BIOS version ....................................................................

87

 

Downloading a BIOS update .....................................................................

87

 

Using System Diagnostics ........................................................................................................

88

6

Specifications .................................................................................................................

89

 

Computer specifications ..........................................................................................................

89

 

15.6-inch display specifications ...............................................................................................

90

 

Hard drive specifications ........................................................................................................

91

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