Component Secured to Screw type Quantity Screw image
Hinge brackets Display back-cover and
antenna assembly
M2x2 2
I/O board Palm-rest and keyboard
assembly
M2x4 1
Optical-drive bracket (for
computers shipped with
optical drive)
Optical drive M2x2 2
Optical-drive connector
board (for computers
shipped with optical drive)
Palm-rest and keyboard
assembly
M2x2 Big Head 1
Power-adapter port Palm-rest and keyboard
assembly
M2x3 1
Power-button board Palm-rest and keyboard
assembly
M2x2 1
Power button with
fingerprint reader
(optional)
Palm-rest and keyboard
assembly
M2x2 1
Solid-state drive/Intel
Optane
Palm-rest and keyboard
assembly
M2x2.2 1
System board Palm-rest and keyboard
assembly
M2x4 1
Touchpad Palm-rest and keyboard
assembly
M2x2 4
Wireless-card bracket System board M2x3 1
Optical drive
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Procedure
NOTE:
Applicable only to computers that are shipped with optical drive.
1. Remove the screw (M2x2) that secures the optical-drive assembly to the base cover.
2. Using a screwdriver, push the optical drive through the slot to release the optical-drive assembly out of the optical-drive bay.
3. Slide the optical-drive assembly out of the optical-drive bay.
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