4 Replacement Procedures
Satellite A660/ProA660 Series Maintenance Manual 4-vii
Figure 4.31 Removing the Bluetooth ................................................................................... 4-41
Figure 4.32 Removing the thermal fan ................................................................................ 4-42
Figure 4.33 Removing the TV tuner antenna ....................................................................... 4-43
Figure 4.34 Removing the power membrane ....................................................................... 4-44
Figure 4.35 Removing the display assembly ....................................................................... 4-45
Figure 4.36 Removing the DC in cable from the connector slot ......................................... 4-47
Figure 4.37 Removing the discreet motherboard from the system ...................................... 4-48
Figure 4.38 Removing the thermal module (Discrete model).............................................. 4-49
Figure 4.39 Removing the thermal module (UMA model) ................................................. 4-50
Figure 4.40 Reapplying Shinetsu 7762 grease on the thermal module
and remove any release papers ..................................................................... 4-51
Figure 4.41 Installing the thermal module (Discrete model) ............................................... 4-52
Figure 4.42 Reapplying Shinetsu 7762 grease on the thermal module
and remove any release papers ..................................................................... 4-52
Figure 4.43 Installing the thermal module (UMA model) ................................................... 4-53
Figure 4.44 Removing the CPU ........................................................................................... 4-54
Figure 4.45 Removing four screws securing the LCD bezel to the display assembly ......... 4-56
Figure 4.46 Prying up the LCD bezel from the outside edges ............................................. 4-57
Figure 4.47 Removing the LCD panel from the display assembly ...................................... 4-59
Figure 4.48 Disconnecting the Webcam .............................................................................. 4-60
Figure 4.49 Removing the web camera from the display assembly ..................................... 4-61
Figure 4.50 Removing the WLAN antennas from the display assembly ............................. 4-62
Figure 4.51 Routing the WLAN antennas onto the display assembly ................................. 4-63
Figure 4.52 Removing the LCD panel hinges from the LCD Panel .................................... 4-64
Figure 4.53 Removing the LVDS cable from the LCD panel .............................................. 4-65
This chapter explains how to disassemble the laptop and replace Field Replaceable Units (FRUs).
Some replacement procedures may not require you to remove all the surrounding FRUs to
replace only one FRU. The chart below shows the FRUs in the order in which they should be
removed in a top-down manner, irrespective of their physical locations. The FRUs shown in the
top area of the chart should normally be removed before removing the FRUs shown in the bottom
area. To replace the FRUs, first identify the suspect FRU for the system failure. Next, according