Table of contents

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

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

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

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Button, speakers, and subwoofer .........................................................................................................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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 .......................................................................................................

25

 

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

25

 

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

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

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

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

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

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Service label ......................................................................................................................

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Display panel .....................................................................................................................

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Base enclosure ..................................................................................................................

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

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

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

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