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Component replacement procedures ................................................................................................. 30
5 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics ................................................................................. 89
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ............................................................................................................... 89
Updating the BIOS ............................................................................................................................. 89
Using System Diagnostics .................................................................................................................. 91
6 Specifications ................................................................................................................................................ 92
Computer specifications ..................................................................................................................... 92
39.6-cm (15.6-in), HD display specifications ...................................................................................... 93
Hard drive specifications .................................................................................................................... 94
7 Backing up, restoring, and recovering ....................................................................................................... 95
Creating backups ............................................................................................................................... 95
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Electrostatic discharge damage ........................................................................ 26
Packaging and transporting guidelines ............................................. 28
Service tag ......................................................................................................................... 30
Computer feet .................................................................................................................... 31
Battery ............................................................................................................................... 32
Display subcomponents (bezel, webcam, panel) .............................................................. 33
WLAN module .................................................................................................................... 41
Memory module ................................................................................................................. 44
Hard drive .......................................................................................................................... 46
RTC battery ....................................................................................................................... 48
Optical drive ....................................................................................................................... 49
Keyboard ........................................................................................................................... 51
Top cover ........................................................................................................................... 55
Power button board ........................................................................................................... 59
TouchPad button board ..................................................................................................... 61
Speakers ............................................................................................................................ 63
USB board ......................................................................................................................... 65
Power connector cable ...................................................................................................... 67
Display assembly ............................................................................................................... 69
System board ..................................................................................................................... 78
Optical drive cable ............................................................................................................. 81
Fan/heat sink assembly ..................................................................................................... 83
Processor ........................................................................................................................... 87
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................... 89
Downloading a BIOS update ............................................................................................. 90
Creating recovery media to recover the original system .................................................... 95
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