Before you begin ...........................................................................................................................................................5
Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................. 5
ESD field service kit ...........................................................................................................................................................6
Recommended tools........................................................................................................................................................... 8
Screw list............................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Disassembly and reassembly .......................................................................................................................................... 10
Base cover...................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Battery............................................................................................................................................................................ 15
Solid-state drives..........................................................................................................................................................17
Wireless card................................................................................................................................................................. 21
Memory module........................................................................................................................................................... 23
Touchpad.......................................................................................................................................................................24
Speakers........................................................................................................................................................................ 26
Rear cover.....................................................................................................................................................................28
Display assembly.......................................................................................................................................................... 30
Keyboard-controller board........................................................................................................................................ 34
Power-adapter port.................................................................................................................................................... 35
System board................................................................................................................................................................37
Fan and heat-sink assembly.......................................................................................................................................41
USB board..................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Ethernet and audio board.......................................................................................................................................... 45
Power button................................................................................................................................................................47
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly...........................................................................................................................49
Chapter 4: System setup............................................................................................................. 53
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................ 53
Navigation keys..................................................................................................................................................................53
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................54
System and setup password........................................................................................................................................... 61
Clearing CMOS settings............................................................................................................................................ 62
Updating the BIOS............................................................................................................................................................ 63
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