Removing the power-adapter
port
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computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your
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Prerequisites
1 Remove the battery.
2 Remove the base cover.
3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in “Removing the hard drive”.
4 Remove the wireless card.
5 Remove the memory modules.
6 Remove the keyboard.
7 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in “Removing the optical
drive”.
8 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 6 in “Removing the computer
base”.
9 Remove the I/O board.
10 Remove the heat-sink assembly.
11 Remove the system board.
Procedure
1 Note the power-adapter-port cable routing and remove it from the
routing guides on the palm-rest assembly.
2 Remove the screw that secures the power-adapter port to the palm-rest
assembly.
3 Peel off the tape that secures the power-adapter port to the palm-rest
assembly.
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