BIOS
BIOS
BIOS
Prerequisites
1. Remove the optical drive (applicable only to computers shipped with optical drive).
2. Remove the base cover.
3. Remove the battery.
4. Remove the memory modules.
5. Remove the wireless card.
6. Remove the solid-state drive/Intel Optane.
7. Remove the fan.
8. Remove the heat sink.
Procedure
1. Disconnect the power-adapter port cable from the system board.
2. Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board.
3. Open the latch and disconnect the keyboard from the system board.
4. Open the latch and disconnect the keyboard back-light cable from the system board.
5. Open the latch and disconnect the touchpad cable from the system board.
6. Open the latch and disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board.
7. Open the latch and disconnect the I/O board cable from the system board.
8. Open the latch and disconnect the finger-print reader cable from the system board.
9. Lift the latch and disconnect the optical-drive connector-board cable from the system board (optional).
10. Lift the latch and disconnect the optical-drive connector-board cable from the palm rest and keyboard assembly .
11. Lift the optical-drive connector board along with the cable off the palm rest and keyboard assembly (optional).
12. Open the latch and disconnect the display cable from the system board.
13. Open the latch and disconnect the power-button board cable from the system board.
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