Safety instructions.................................................................................................................................................................6

Before working inside your computer........................................................................................................................... 6

Safety precautions...........................................................................................................................................................7

Electrostatic discharge-ESD protection.................................................................................................................... 7

ESD field service kit ........................................................................................................................................................8

After working inside your computer.............................................................................................................................. 8

2 Technology and components........................................................................................................10

USB features........................................................................................................................................................................ 10

USB Type-C...........................................................................................................................................................................11

HDMI 1.4................................................................................................................................................................................ 13

Power button LED behavior............................................................................................................................................... 14

3 Major components of your system................................................................................................16

4 Disassembly and reassembly........................................................................................................ 18

MicroSD card........................................................................................................................................................................ 18

Removing the microSD card......................................................................................................................................... 18

Installing the microSD card........................................................................................................................................... 18

Base cover............................................................................................................................................................................ 19

Removing the base cover..............................................................................................................................................19

Installing the base cover................................................................................................................................................ 21

Battery.................................................................................................................................................................................. 24

Lithium-ion battery precautions...................................................................................................................................24

Removing the battery................................................................................................................................................... 24

Installing the battery......................................................................................................................................................26

WWAN card......................................................................................................................................................................... 28

Removing the WWAN card.......................................................................................................................................... 28

Installing the WWAN card............................................................................................................................................ 29

WLAN card...........................................................................................................................................................................29

Removing the WLAN card............................................................................................................................................29

Installing the WLAN card.............................................................................................................................................. 30

Coin-cell battery................................................................................................................................................................... 31

Removing the coin-cell battery.....................................................................................................................................31

Installing the coin-cell battery...................................................................................................................................... 32

Memory modules................................................................................................................................................................. 33

Removing the memory module.................................................................................................................................... 33

Installing the memory module...................................................................................................................................... 34

DC-in port.............................................................................................................................................................................35

Removing the DC-in port............................................................................................................................................. 35

Installing the DC-in port................................................................................................................................................ 37

Solid state drive................................................................................................................................................................... 39

Removing the M.2 SSD................................................................................................................................................ 39

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