4.Remove the battery (see Battery on page 32).

5.Remove the service door (see Service door on page 33).

6.Remove the optical drive (see Optical drive on page 34).

7.Remove the hard drive (see Hard drive on page 36)

8.Remove the keyboard (see Keyboard on page 44).

9.Remove the top cover (see Top cover on page 48).

10.Remove the system board (see System board on page 66).

11.Remove the heat sink (see Fan and heat sink on page 70).

Remove the processor:

1.Use a flat-bladed screw driver (1) to turn the processor locking screw one-half turn counterclockwise, until you hear a click.

2.Lift the processor (2) straight up, and remove it.

NOTE: The gold triangle on the processor (3) must be aligned with the triangle icon embossed on the processor socket when you install the processor.

Reverse this procedure to install the processor.

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