Table of contents
1 Product description ........................................................................................................................................ 1
2 External component identification ................................................................................................................ 9
Display .................................................................................................................................................. 9
Buttons and speakers ......................................................................................................................... 10
Keys ................................................................................................................................................... 11
Lights .................................................................................................................................................. 12
TouchPad ........................................................................................................................................... 13
Left side .............................................................................................................................................. 13
Right side ........................................................................................................................................... 15
Bottom ................................................................................................................................................ 16
Labels ................................................................................................................................................. 17
3 Illustrated parts catalog ............................................................................................................................... 19
Computer major components ............................................................................................................. 19
Display assembly subcomponents ..................................................................................................... 25
Mass storage devices ......................................................................................................................... 26
Miscellaneous parts ............................................................................................................................ 27
Sequential part number listing ............................................................................................................ 28
4 Removal and replacement procedures preliminary requirements ........................................................... 35
Tools required .................................................................................................................................... 35
Service considerations ....................................................................................................................... 35
Plastic parts ....................................................................................................................... 35
Cables and connectors ...................................................................................................... 36
Drive handling .................................................................................................................... 36
Grounding guidelines ......................................................................................................................... 36
Electrostatic discharge damage ......................................................................................... 36
Packaging and transporting guidelines ............................................................. 38
Workstation guidelines ..................................................................... 38
5 Removal and replacement procedures for Customer Self-Repair parts ................................................. 40
Component replacement procedures ................................................................................................. 40
Battery ............................................................................................................................... 41
Service door ....................................................................................................................... 42
mSATA SSD ...................................................................................................................... 43
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