Steps
1. Place the system board on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
2. Align the screw holes on the system board with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.
3. Replace the single (M2x2) screw that secures the system board to the palm-rest assembly.
4. Replace the four (M2x3.5) screws that secure the system board to the palm-rest assembly.
5. Connect the following cables to the system board:
a. I/O board Flexible Flat cable
b. Speaker cable
c. Touchpad Flexible Flat cable
d. Keyboard backlight Flexible Printed cable (for systems with backlit keyboard)
e. Keyboard Flexible Printed cable
f. Power adapter port cable
g. eDP cable
6. Close the right-display hinge and align the screw holes on the right-display hinge with the screw holes on the system board.
7. Replace the two (M2.5x5) screws to secure it to the palm-rest assembly.
Next steps
1. Install the display assembly.
2. Install the UMA heat sink or discrete heat sink, whichever applicable.
3. Install the fan.
4. Install the wireless card.
5. Install the memory modules.
6. Install the M.2 2230 solid-state drive or M.2 2280 solid-state drive (whichever applicable).
7. Install the 3-cell battery or 4-cell battery (whichever applicable).
8. Install the base cover.
9. Install the SD card.
10. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
CAUTION: The information in this section is intended for authorized service technicians only.
Prerequisites
1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
2. Remove the SD card.
3. Remove the base cover.
4. Remove the 3-cell battery or 4-cell battery (whichever applicable).
5. Remove the M.2 2230 solid-state drive or M.2 2280 solid-state drive (whichever applicable).
6. Remove the memory modules.
7. Remove the wireless card.
8. Remove the speakers.
9. Remove the fan.
10. Remove the UMA heat sink or discrete heat sink (whichever applicable).
11. Remove the I/O board.
12. Remove the touchpad.
13. Remove the display assembly.
14. Remove the power-adapter port.
15. Remove the power button.
16. Remove the system board.
NOTE: The system board can be removed along with the heat sink.
Removing and installing Field Replaceable Units (FRUs) 131
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