Table of contents
1 Product description ........................................................................................................................................ 1
Identifying the hardware ....................................................................................................................... 5
Top ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
TouchPad ............................................................................................................................ 6
Lights ................................................................................................................................... 7
Keys ..................................................................................................................................... 8
Front ..................................................................................................................................................... 8
Right side ............................................................................................................................................. 9
Left side .............................................................................................................................................. 10
Display ................................................................................................................................................ 11
Bottom ................................................................................................................................................ 13
3 Illustrated parts catalog ............................................................................................................................... 14
Service tag ......................................................................................................................................... 14
Computer major components ............................................................................................................. 15
Mass storage device .......................................................................................................................... 20
Miscellaneous parts ............................................................................................................................ 21
Tools required .................................................................................................................... 27
Service considerations ....................................................................................................... 27
Grounding guidelines ......................................................................................................... 29
Plastic parts ....................................................................................................... 27
Cables and connectors ..................................................................................... 28
Drive handling ................................................................................................... 28
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