Electrostatic discharge damage ................................................................................. 45
Packaging and transporting guidelines ....................................................... 46
Workstation guidelines ............................................................................. 46
Equipment guidelines ................................................................................ 47
5 Removal and replacement procedures for Customer Self-Repair parts ............................. 48
Component replacement procedures ........................................................................................ 48
Battery ................................................................................................................... 49
Service door ........................................................................................................... 50
Memory module ...................................................................................................... 51
WLAN module ........................................................................................................ 53
Optical drive .......................................................................................................... 55
6 Removal and replacement procedures for Authorized Service Provider parts .................. 58
Component replacement procedures ........................................................................................ 58
Display panel ......................................................................................................... 59
Keyboard ............................................................................................................... 62
Top cover ............................................................................................................... 67
Hard drive ............................................................................................................. 71
Power button board ................................................................................................. 75
TouchPad button board ............................................................................................ 77
Optical drive connector cable ................................................................................... 78
System board ......................................................................................................... 80
RTC battery ............................................................................................................ 87
Fan ....................................................................................................................... 89
Heat sink assembly .................................................................................................. 91
Power connector cable ............................................................................................ 95
Speakers ................................................................................................................ 97
Display assembly .................................................................................................... 98
Display assembly subcomponents ............................................................................ 101
7 Windows 8 – Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) ........... 105
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ................................................................................................... 105
Updating the BIOS ............................................................................................................... 105
Determining the BIOS version ................................................................................. 105
Downloading a BIOS update .................................................................................. 106
Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) .............................................................................. 107
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device ............................. 107
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