Packaging and transporting guidelines

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

31

Service tag and PCID label ................................................................................................

31

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

31

PCID label .........................................................................................................

32

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

33

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

34

Display subcomponents (bezel, webcam, panel) ..............................................................

35

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

42

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

45

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

47

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

50

Optical drive .......................................................................................................................

51

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

53

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

57

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

61

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

63

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

65

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

67

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

69

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

71

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

81

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

85

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

87

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

93

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

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Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ...............................................................................................................

96

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

96

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

96

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

97

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

98

6 Specifications ................................................................................................................................................

99

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

99

39.6-cm(15.6-in), HD display specifications ....................................................................................

100

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

101

7 Backing up, restoring, and recovering .....................................................................................................

102

Creating recovery media and backups .............................................................................................

103

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