Removing the I/O board
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before
working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow
the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best
practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
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regulatory_compliance.
Prerequisites
1 Remove the base cover.
2 Remove the battery.
3 Remove the wireless card.
Procedure
1 Peel o the tape that secures the I/O-board cable to the I/O board.
2 Disconnect the I/O-board cable from the I/O board.
3 Peel o the tape that secures the power and volume-buttons board-cable to the
palm-rest assembly.
4 Disconnect the power and volume-buttons board-cable from the I/O board.
5 Disconnect the coin-cell battery-cable from the I/O board.
6 Remove the two screws (M2x3.5) that secures the I/O board to the palm-rest
assembly.
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