5.
Remove the service door (see
6.
Remove the optical drive (see
bay hard drive on page
7.
Remove the keyboard (see
8.
Remove the top cover (see
9.
Remove the display assembly (see
10.
Remove the graphics board fan/heat sink (see
on page
100).
11.
Remove the processor heat sink (see
12.
Remove the audio/USB board (see
13.
Remove the Smart Card reader (see
14.
Remove the Expresscard assembly (see
When replacing the system board, be sure that the following additional components are removed from
the defective system board and installed on the replacement system board:
SIM (see
SIM on page
●
WLAN module (see
●
WWAN module (see
●
Solid-state drive (see
●
Hard drives (see
Hard drives, primary and secondary on page
●
Primary memory modules (see
●
Expansion memory modules (see
●
Graphics board (see
●
Processor (see
Processor on page
●
Remove the system board:
1.
Pry off the plastic piece in the right rear corner above the RJ-45 connector (1).
Service door on page
Optical drive on page
59).
Keyboard on page
Top cover on page
Display assembly on page
Processor heat sink on page
Audio/USB board on page
Smart Card reader on page
ExpressCard assembly on page
47)
WLAN module on page
WWAN module on page
Solid-state drive (SSD) – mSATA on page
Primary memory module on page
Expansion memory module on page
Graphics board on page
98)
48).
57) or upgrade bay hard drive (see
63).
72).
84).
Graphics board fan/heat sink assembly
95).
93).
92).
52)
54)
51)
49)
65)
103)
Component replacement procedures
Upgrade
91).
62)
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