1 Safety instructions....................................................................................................................... 6
Before you begin ............................................................................................................................................................. 7
ESD field service kit ..............................................................................................................................................................7
Transporting sensitive components.................................................................................................................................... 8
Recommended tools..............................................................................................................................................................9
Screw list................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Base cover............................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Removing the base cover..............................................................................................................................................10
Installing the base cover................................................................................................................................................ 12
Battery................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Lithium-ion battery precautions................................................................................................................................... 12
Removing the 3-cell battery......................................................................................................................................... 13
Installing the 3-cell battery............................................................................................................................................13
Removing the 6-cell battery......................................................................................................................................... 14
Installing the 6-cell battery............................................................................................................................................15
Memory modules..................................................................................................................................................................16
Removing the memory modules...................................................................................................................................16
Installing the memory modules......................................................................................................................................17
WLAN card............................................................................................................................................................................18
Removing the WLAN card............................................................................................................................................ 18
Installing the WLAN card...............................................................................................................................................18
Solid-state drive................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Hard drive............................................................................................................................................................................. 25
Removing the hard drive.............................................................................................................................................. 25
Installing the hard drive.................................................................................................................................................26
Speakers............................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Removing the speakers.................................................................................................................................................27
Installing the speakers................................................................................................................................................... 28
Removing the GPU fan.................................................................................................................................................29
Installing the GPU fan................................................................................................................................................... 30
CPU fan................................................................................................................................................................................. 31
Removing the CPU fan..................................................................................................................................................31
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