Contents
Before you begin ............................................................................................................................................................... 10
Safety instructions...............................................................................................................................................................10
Recommended tools........................................................................................................................................................... 10
Screw list.............................................................................................................................................................................. 11
3 Technical overview............................................................................................................................... 14
Inside view of your computer............................................................................................................................................. 14
Right view...................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Left view........................................................................................................................................................................ 15
System-board components.................................................................................................................................................16
I/O-board components...................................................................................................................................................... 17
4 Lifting the computer............................................................................................................................18
Procedure............................................................................................................................................................................ 18
5 Removing the stability foot................................................................................................................. 19
Procedure............................................................................................................................................................................19
Procedure............................................................................................................................................................................21
7 Removing the side panels....................................................................................................................22
Procedure........................................................................................................................................................................... 22
8 Replacing the side panels....................................................................................................................23
Procedure........................................................................................................................................................................... 23
9 Removing the battery..........................................................................................................................24
Prerequisites....................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Procedure........................................................................................................................................................................... 24
10 Replacing the battery........................................................................................................................25
Procedure........................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Post-requisites.................................................................................................................................................................... 25
11 Removing the battery case................................................................................................................ 26
Prerequisites....................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Procedure........................................................................................................................................................................... 26
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