Table of contents

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Buttons ...............................................................................................................................

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

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

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3

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

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

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

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

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Plastics kit ..........................................................................................................................................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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