Before you begin ........................................................................................................................................................... 7
ESD field service kit ........................................................................................................................................................... 8
Recommended tools..........................................................................................................................................................10
Screw list............................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Base cover............................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Removing the base cover........................................................................................................................................... 11
Installing the base cover.............................................................................................................................................13
Battery.................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Lithium-ion battery precautions............................................................................................................................... 14
Removing the 3-cell battery...................................................................................................................................... 14
Installing the 3-cell battery........................................................................................................................................ 15
Removing the 6-cell battery......................................................................................................................................16
Installing the 6-cell battery........................................................................................................................................ 17
Memory modules................................................................................................................................................................ 18
Removing the memory modules............................................................................................................................... 18
Installing the memory modules..................................................................................................................................19
WLAN card..........................................................................................................................................................................20
Removing the WLAN card.........................................................................................................................................20
Installing the WLAN card............................................................................................................................................21
Solid-state drive................................................................................................................................................................ 22
Speakers.............................................................................................................................................................................. 28
Removing the speakers..............................................................................................................................................28
Installing the speakers................................................................................................................................................ 29
Removing the GPU fan.............................................................................................................................................. 30
Installing the GPU fan................................................................................................................................................. 31
CPU fan............................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Removing the CPU fan.............................................................................................................................................. 32
Installing the CPU fan.................................................................................................................................................33
Heat sink..............................................................................................................................................................................34
Removing the heat sink-UMA............................................................................................................................... 34
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