Chapter 1: Working on your computer........................................................................................... 6
Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................. 6
Turning off your computer ā Windows 10...................................................................................................................6
Before working inside your computer............................................................................................................................. 7
After working inside your computer................................................................................................................................7
Chapter 2: Removing and installing components........................................................................... 8
Recommended tools........................................................................................................................................................... 8
Screw List..............................................................................................................................................................................8
Base cover........................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Removing the base cover...........................................................................................................................................10
Installing the base cover..............................................................................................................................................11
Battery.................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Lithium-ion battery precautions............................................................................................................................... 13
Removing the battery................................................................................................................................................. 14
Installing the battery................................................................................................................................................... 15
Memory modules................................................................................................................................................................15
Removing the secondary memory module............................................................................................................. 15
Installing the secondary memory module............................................................................................................... 16
Hard drive.............................................................................................................................................................................17
Removing the hard drive............................................................................................................................................ 17
Installing the hard drive.............................................................................................................................................. 18
Solid state drive..................................................................................................................................................................19
Removing the M.2 2230 solid-state drive..............................................................................................................19
Removing the M.2 2242 solid-state drive............................................................................................................. 20
Removing the M.2 2280 solid-state drive..............................................................................................................21
Replacing the SSD support bracket........................................................................................................................22
Installing M.2 2230 solid-state drive.......................................................................................................................23
Installing M.2 2242 solid-state drive.......................................................................................................................24
Installing M.2 2280 solid-state drive...................................................................................................................... 25
WLAN card..........................................................................................................................................................................26
Removing the WLAN card.........................................................................................................................................26
Installing the WLAN card........................................................................................................................................... 27
Coin-cell battery................................................................................................................................................................ 28
Removing the coin-cell battery................................................................................................................................ 28
Installing the coin-cell battery.................................................................................................................................. 29
Speakers.............................................................................................................................................................................. 30
Removing the speakers..............................................................................................................................................30
Installing the speakers.................................................................................................................................................31
Input and output board.................................................................................................................................................... 33
Removing the input and output board................................................................................................................... 33
Installing the input and output board......................................................................................................................34
Heatsinkādiscrete........................................................................................................................................................... 35
Removing the heatsink assembly-discrete............................................................................................................35
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