Installing the wireless card............................................................................................................................................39
Rear-I/O cover.................................................................................................................................................................. 40
Removing the rear I/O-cover...................................................................................................................................... 40
Installing the rear I/O-cover.........................................................................................................................................41
Touchpad............................................................................................................................................................................ 42
Removing the touchpad............................................................................................................................................... 42
Installing the touchpad.................................................................................................................................................44
Power-adapter port...........................................................................................................................................................45
Removing the power-adapter port..............................................................................................................................45
Installing the power-adapter port............................................................................................................................... 46
Display assembly.................................................................................................................................................................47
Removing the display assembly....................................................................................................................................47
Installing the display assembly......................................................................................................................................49
Keyboard-controller board............................................................................................................................................... 52
Removing the keyboard-controller board...................................................................................................................52
Installing the keyboard-controller board.................................................................................................................... 52
System board......................................................................................................................................................................53
Removing the system board......................................................................................................................................... 53
Installing the system board........................................................................................................................................... 57
Heat-sink assembly............................................................................................................................................................. 61
Removing the heat-sink assembly.................................................................................................................................61
Installing the heat-sink assembly..................................................................................................................................62
USB board.......................................................................................................................................................................... 64
Removing the USB board.............................................................................................................................................64
Installing the USB board...............................................................................................................................................65
Power button......................................................................................................................................................................66
Removing the power button........................................................................................................................................ 66
Installing the power button.......................................................................................................................................... 67
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly.....................................................................................................................................68
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly........................................................................................................68
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly......................................................................................................... 69
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads........................................................................................................70
Chapter 4: System setup........................................................................................................................ 71
BIOS overview.....................................................................................................................................................................71
Entering BIOS setup program............................................................................................................................................ 71
Navigation keys...................................................................................................................................................................71
Boot Sequence....................................................................................................................................................................71
System setup options..........................................................................................................................................................72
System and setup password............................................................................................................................................... 75
Assigning a system setup password..............................................................................................................................75
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password...........................................................................................76
Clearing CMOS settings...............................................................................................................................................76
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords................................................................................................77
Updating the BIOS.............................................................................................................................................................77
Updating the BIOS in Windows................................................................................................................................... 77
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows................................................................................................. 77
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu.............................................................................................77
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