SATA hard drives .................................................................................................................................................. 21
SMART ATA drives ................................................................................................................................................ 22
Preparation for disassembly ............................................................................................................................... 23
Removing the rear port cover .............................................................................................................................. 23
Stands .................................................................................................................................................................. 24
Access panel ......................................................................................................................................................... 25
Locating internal components ............................................................................................................................ 26
Hard drive ............................................................................................................................................................. 27
Optical drive ......................................................................................................................................................... 28
M.2 solid-state drive ............................................................................................................................................ 30
Memory ................................................................................................................................................................ 31
Battery ................................................................................................................................................................. 33
WLAN module ...................................................................................................................................................... 34
Heat sink .............................................................................................................................................................. 41
Processor ............................................................................................................................................................. 43
Webcam module .................................................................................................................................................. 44
Rear I/O cover ....................................................................................................................................................... 47
Power supply ....................................................................................................................................................... 50
I/O bracket ............................................................................................................................................................ 52
Hard drive cage .................................................................................................................................................... 53
System board ....................................................................................................................................................... 54
System board callouts ......................................................................................................................................... 57
Audio board .......................................................................................................................................................... 58
Speakers .............................................................................................................................................................. 59
Display panel ....................................................................................................................................................... 60
Antennas .............................................................................................................................................................. 63
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Lithium coin cell battery .................................................................................................................... 21
SATA hard drive cables ...................................................................................................................... 22
SATA data cable ............................................................................................................... 22
Cable management ........................................................................................................................... 22
Recline stand ..................................................................................................................................... 24
Adjustable height stand .................................................................................................................... 25