Table of contents
1 Product description ....................................................................................................................................................................................1
2 Components ................................................................................................................................................................................................5
Right side.................................................................................................................................................................................................5
Left side ...................................................................................................................................................................................................6
Rear .........................................................................................................................................................................................................8
Lights........................................................................................................................................................................................................8
Special keys.............................................................................................................................................................................................9
Bottom ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
3 Illustrated parts catalog.......................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Computer major components ........................................................................................................................................................... 13
Display assembly subcomponents................................................................................................................................................... 16
Miscellaneous parts ............................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Tools required ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Service considerations........................................................................................................................................................................ 19
Plastic parts................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
Cables and connectors .............................................................................................................................................................. 19
Drive handling ............................................................................................................................................................................. 20
Electrostatic discharge information ................................................................................................................................................. 20
Electrostatic discharge information ................................................................................................................................................. 21
Generating static electricity ...................................................................................................................................................... 21
Grounding the work area........................................................................................................................................................... 22
Cleaning your computer ..................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Accessing support information ......................................................................................................................................................... 26
Component replacement procedures .............................................................................................................................................. 29
Preparation for disassembly .................................................................................................................................................... 29
Bottom cover...................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Battery................................................................................................................................................................................. 31
Speakers ............................................................................................................................................................................. 32
Solid-state drive ................................................................................................................................................................ 33
Memory module ................................................................................................................................................................ 35
WLAN module .................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Infrared sensor board cable............................................................................................................................................. 38
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