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Installing the display assembly..................................................................................................................................34
Removing the display assembly............................................................................................................................... 35
Power-adapter port.......................................................................................................................................................... 37
Removing the power-adapter port..........................................................................................................................37
Installing the power-adapter port............................................................................................................................38
Fans ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Removing the right fan.............................................................................................................................................. 39
Installing the right fan................................................................................................................................................ 40
Removing the left fan................................................................................................................................................. 41
Installing the left fan...................................................................................................................................................42
System board..................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Removing the system board..................................................................................................................................... 43
Installing the system board....................................................................................................................................... 46
Heat sink..............................................................................................................................................................................49
Removing the heat sink............................................................................................................................................. 49
Installing the heat sink............................................................................................................................................... 50
USB board........................................................................................................................................................................... 52
Removing the USB board.......................................................................................................................................... 52
Installing the USB board............................................................................................................................................ 53
I/O board.............................................................................................................................................................................54
Removing the I/O board - shipped with flexible printed circuit (FPC)..........................................................54
Installing the I/O board - shipped with flexible printed circuit (FPC)............................................................55
Power button..................................................................................................................................................................... 56
Removing the power button.....................................................................................................................................56
Installing the power button....................................................................................................................................... 57
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................................................ 58
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly................................................................................................ 58
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.................................................................................................. 59
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads............................................................................................... 60
Chapter 4: System setup............................................................................................................. 61
Entering BIOS setup program......................................................................................................................................... 61
Navigation keys.................................................................................................................................................................. 61
One time boot menu......................................................................................................................................................... 62
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................62
System and setup password.......................................................................................................................................... 65
Assigning a system setup password....................................................................................................................... 65
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password.................................................................................66
Clearing CMOS settings............................................................................................................................................ 66
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords.....................................................................................67
Updating the BIOS............................................................................................................................................................ 67
Updating the BIOS in Windows................................................................................................................................ 67
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows..........................................................................................67
Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu................................................................................................................ 67
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One Time Boot menu.....................................................................................68
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting.........................................................................................................69
Handling swollen rechargeable Li-ion batteries......................................................................................................... 69
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