Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................. 7

Working inside your computer.................................................................................................................................... 7

Entering Service Mode................................................................................................................................................. 9

Exiting Service Mode.................................................................................................................................................. 10

After working inside your computer........................................................................................................................ 10

Chapter 2: Removing and installing components...........................................................................11

Recommended tools...........................................................................................................................................................11

Screw list..............................................................................................................................................................................12

Major components of your system................................................................................................................................ 14

SIM card tray...................................................................................................................................................................... 15

Removing the SIM card tray..................................................................................................................................... 15

Installing the SIM card ............................................................................................................................................... 16

Micro Secure Digital (SD) Card...................................................................................................................................... 17

Removing the microSD card...................................................................................................................................... 17

Installing the microSD card........................................................................................................................................ 18

Base cover........................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Removing the base cover...........................................................................................................................................19

Installing the base cover............................................................................................................................................ 20

Wireless card...................................................................................................................................................................... 22

Removing the wireless card...................................................................................................................................... 22

Installing the wireless card........................................................................................................................................ 23

Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Card............................................................................................................. 25

Removing the WWAN card....................................................................................................................................... 25

Installing the WWAN card......................................................................................................................................... 26

Solid-state drives...............................................................................................................................................................27

Removing the 2230 solid-state drive .................................................................................................................... 27

Installing the 2230 solid-state drive........................................................................................................................28

Removing the 2230 solid-state drive slot-2......................................................................................................... 29

Installing the 2230 solid-state drive slot-2............................................................................................................29

Removing the 2280 solid-state drive..................................................................................................................... 30

Installing the 2280 solid-state drive........................................................................................................................ 31

Memory................................................................................................................................................................................32

Removing the memory module.................................................................................................................................32

Installing the memory module...................................................................................................................................33

Hard-drive assembly......................................................................................................................................................... 34

Removing the Hard drive...........................................................................................................................................34

Installing the Hard drive.............................................................................................................................................35

Battery cable...................................................................................................................................................................... 36

Removing the battery cable......................................................................................................................................36

Installing the battery cable........................................................................................................................................ 37

Battery................................................................................................................................................................................. 38

Lithium-ion battery precautions...............................................................................................................................38

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