Removing the I/O board
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information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your
computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer.
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Prerequisites
1 Remove the base cover.
2 Remove the wireless card.
3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in "Removing the hard drive".
4 Remove the solid-state drive.
5 Remove the rear-I/O cover.
6 Remove the computer base.
Procedure
1 Peel the tape that secures the I/O-board cable to the I/O board.
2 Open the latch and disconnect the I/O-board cable from the I/O board.
3 Remove the two screws (M2.5x5) that secure the I/O board to the palm-rest
assembly.
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