Volume button board cable
NOTE: The volume button board cable is included in the Slate Cable Kit, spare part number 793721-001.
Before removing the volume button board cable, follow these steps:
1. Shut down the slate. If you are unsure whether the slate is off or in Hibernation, turn the slate on, and
then shut it down through the operating system.
2. Disconnect all external devices connected to the slate.
3. Disconnect the power from the slate by first unplugging the power cord from the AC outlet and then
unplugging the AC adapter from the slate.
4. Remove the display panel assembly (see Display panel assembly on page 35), and then remove
the following components:
a. Battery (see Battery on page 39)
b. WLAN module (see WLAN module on page 40)
c. WWAN module (see WWAN module on page 42)
d. Fan (see Fan on page 46)
e. System board (see System board on page 52)
Remove the volume button board cable:
1. Turn the system board upside down with the docking connector toward you.
2. Release the ZIF connector (1) to which the volume button board cable is attached, and then disconnect
the volume button board cable from the system board.
3. Remove the volume button board cable (2).
Reverse this procedure to install the volume button board cable.
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