Installing the power-adapter port................................................................................................................................38
Touchpad............................................................................................................................................................................40
Removing the touchpad...............................................................................................................................................40
Installing the touchpad..................................................................................................................................................41
Antennas.............................................................................................................................................................................42
Removing the antennas................................................................................................................................................ 42
Installing the antennas.................................................................................................................................................. 44
Display assembly................................................................................................................................................................ 45
Removing the display assembly....................................................................................................................................45
Installing the display assembly......................................................................................................................................48
Top heat-sink.......................................................................................................................................................................51
Removing the top heat-sink..........................................................................................................................................51
Installing the top heat-sink............................................................................................................................................51
Keyboard-controller board............................................................................................................................................... 52
Removing the keyboard-controller board...................................................................................................................52
Installing the keyboard-controller board.....................................................................................................................53
System board......................................................................................................................................................................54
Removing the system board......................................................................................................................................... 54
Installing the system board........................................................................................................................................... 58
Heat-sink assembly.............................................................................................................................................................63
Removing the heat-sink assembly................................................................................................................................ 63
Installing the heat-sink assembly..................................................................................................................................65
Audio board....................................................................................................................................................................... 66
Removing the audio board...........................................................................................................................................66
Installing the audio board.............................................................................................................................................67
USB Type-C board.............................................................................................................................................................68
Removing the USB Type-C board............................................................................................................................... 68
Installing the USB Type-C board.................................................................................................................................69
Power button.......................................................................................................................................................................71
Removing the power button......................................................................................................................................... 71
Installing the power button.......................................................................................................................................... 72
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly..................................................................................................................................... 74
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly........................................................................................................74
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly......................................................................................................... 75
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads........................................................................................................ 77
Chapter 4: System setup........................................................................................................................78
Entering BIOS setup program............................................................................................................................................78
Navigation keys.................................................................................................................................................................. 78
Boot Sequence................................................................................................................................................................... 78
System setup options..........................................................................................................................................................79
System and setup password............................................................................................................................................... 89
Assigning a system setup password..............................................................................................................................89
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password.......................................................................................... 90
Clearing CMOS settings...............................................................................................................................................90
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords...............................................................................................90
Updating the BIOS............................................................................................................................................................. 91
Updating the BIOS in Windows................................................................................................................................... 91
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