Table of contents

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

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

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Slate edge components .........................................................................................................................................

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Slate display components .....................................................................................................................................

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Keyboard base .......................................................................................................................................................

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

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Locating the product name, serial number, product number, warranty information, and model name ..........

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Slate major components .....................................................................................................................................

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Keyboard base .....................................................................................................................................................

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

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4 Removal and replacement preliminary 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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Grounding guidelines ...........................................................................................................................................

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

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

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Workstation guidelines ................................................................................

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5 Removal and replacement procedures – slate ................................................................................................

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Unlocking the device and disabling Always On Remote Management (select HP devices only) .......................

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Display panel assembly .......................................................................................................................................

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

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

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WWAN module .....................................................................................................................................................

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

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Vibrator module ...................................................................................................................................................

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