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Removal and Replacement

This chapter shows how to remove and replace the notebook’s components, listed in the following table. The items marked by • are user-replaceable.

Table 2-1. Removal Cross-Reference

Antenna, Bluetooth (page 2-20).

Antenna, wireless (page 2-20).

•Battery (page 2-4).

Bezel, display (page 2-20). Card, mini-PCI (page 2-16). Case, bottom (page 2-32).

Case, top (page 2-27).

•Cover, expansion SDRAM (page 2-15).

•Cover, keyboard (page 2-9).

•Cover, mini-PCI (page 2-15).

•Covers, screw (page 2-15). Display assembly (page 2-18). Doors, docking (page 2-35). Doors, PCMCIA (page 2-35).

•Drive, hard disk (page 2-6). Fan (page 2-22).

•Feet, rubber (page 2-15).

Guide, hard disk drive (page 2-38). Heatsink (page 2-22).

•Keyboard (page 2-11). Module, CPU (page 2-25).

•Module, plug-in (page 2-5).

•Module, expansion SDRAM (page 2-13).

•Module, system SDRAM (page 2-14). PCA, audio (page 2-37)

PCA, inverter (page 2-20) PCA, motherboard (page 2-32). PCA, volume control (page 2-39). Saddles, hinge (page 2-30). Socket, PCMCIA (page 2-39). Speaker, left (page 2-39). Speaker, right (page 2-39).

•Tray, hard disk drive (page 2-7).

Caution

Always provide proper grounding when performing repairs. Without proper grounding, an electrostatic discharge can damage the notebook and its components.

Notes

To reassemble a component, perform the removal procedure in reverse order. Any special notes required for reassembly are included at the end of each section.

Symbols like this are used throughout this chapter to show approximate full-size screw outlines. Use these to verify the sizes of screws before you install them. Installing a wrong-size screw can damage the notebook. (The symbol shown represents an M2.5×5mm T-head screw.)

Technology Code IC)

Removal and Replacement

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