Contents
1 Working on your computer............................................................................................................................. 7
Safety instructions............................................................................................................................................................. 7
Before working inside your computer.............................................................................................................................. 7
Turning o your computer.......................................................................................................................................... 8
After working inside your computer.................................................................................................................................8
2 Removing and installing components............................................................................................................. 9
Screw size list..................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Removing and installing components.............................................................................................................................. 9
Base cover.................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Battery.......................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Power and volume control board..............................................................................................................................12
Hard disk drive (HDD)................................................................................................................................................14
Coin cell battery.......................................................................................................................................................... 15
WLAN card..................................................................................................................................................................16
Memory modules........................................................................................................................................................ 17
Speaker........................................................................................................................................................................ 18
System fan..................................................................................................................................................................20
Heat sink .....................................................................................................................................................................21
LED board................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Input/Output(I/O) boards........................................................................................................................................ 24
Touchpad buttons board........................................................................................................................................... 27
Display assembly........................................................................................................................................................ 29
Display cover.............................................................................................................................................................. 30
Display (eDP) cable....................................................................................................................................................32
Camera........................................................................................................................................................................33
System board..............................................................................................................................................................34
Power connector port............................................................................................................................................... 37
Keyboard..................................................................................................................................................................... 38
Palm rest......................................................................................................................................................................41
3 Technology and components........................................................................................................................43
Power adapter..................................................................................................................................................................43
Processors........................................................................................................................................................................ 43
Skylake processor............................................................................................................................................................ 43
Processor performance features............................................................................................................................. 43
Identifying processors in Windows 10........................................................................................................................... 45
Verifying the processor usage in Task Manager.......................................................................................................... 45
Verifying the processor usage in Resource Monitor....................................................................................................45
Downloading the chipset driver............................................................................................................................... 46
Chipsets............................................................................................................................................................................ 46
Identifying the chipset in Device Manager on Windows 10..................................................................................46
Graphic options................................................................................................................................................................ 47
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