Chapter 1: Working inside your computer...................................................................................... 5
Before working inside your computer.............................................................................................................................5
Before you begin ...........................................................................................................................................................5
Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................. 5
Electrostatic discharge—ESD protection..................................................................................................................... 6
ESD field service kit ...........................................................................................................................................................6
Transporting sensitive components................................................................................................................................ 7
After working inside your computer................................................................................................................................7
Chapter 2: Removing and installing components........................................................................... 8
Recommended tools........................................................................................................................................................... 8
Screw list............................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Major components of your computer............................................................................................................................. 9
Disassembly and reassembly ........................................................................................................................................... 11
Base cover...................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Battery............................................................................................................................................................................ 15
Solid-state drives..........................................................................................................................................................17
Wireless card................................................................................................................................................................. 21
Memory module........................................................................................................................................................... 24
Touchpad.......................................................................................................................................................................25
Speakers........................................................................................................................................................................ 27
Front-panel light-board..............................................................................................................................................29
Rear cover......................................................................................................................................................................31
Display assembly.......................................................................................................................................................... 33
Keyboard-controller board.........................................................................................................................................37
Power button................................................................................................................................................................38
Power-adapter port.................................................................................................................................................... 40
System board................................................................................................................................................................42
Fan and heat-sink assembly......................................................................................................................................46
USB board..................................................................................................................................................................... 48
I/O board.......................................................................................................................................................................50
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly...........................................................................................................................52
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads............................................................................................... 55
Chapter 4: System setup............................................................................................................. 56
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................ 56
Navigation keys................................................................................................................................................................. 56
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................57
System and setup password...........................................................................................................................................64
Assigning a system setup password....................................................................................................................... 65
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password.................................................................................65
Clearing CMOS settings............................................................................................................................................ 65
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords.................................................................................... 66
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