Main Board
Follow these steps to remove the main board.
Remove the keyboard, heatplate, top cover, bridge battery, CMOS battery, connector board,
1.
and left and right internal brackets. Remove the plastic cover over the battery connector at
the front of the system.
Using a nut driver, remove the five hex screws securing the main board.
2.
A – Plastic Cover over Battery Connector
Locate and remove the five screws securing the main board.
3.
Carefully remove the main board from the bottom of the system.
4.
3-18 Disassembly and Reassembly
Locating the hex screws
Locating the main board screws
A – Screws
B – Hex Screws