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1 Working on your computer............................................................................................................................. 6
Safety instructions............................................................................................................................................................. 6
Before working inside your computer..............................................................................................................................6
Turning o your computer — Windows 10.....................................................................................................................7
After working inside your computer.................................................................................................................................7
2 Removing and installing components............................................................................................................. 8
Screw size list..................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Recommended tools.......................................................................................................................................................... 8
Secure Digital (SD) Card................................................................................................................................................... 8
Removing the Secure Digital (SD) Card....................................................................................................................9
Installing the Secure Digital (SD) Card...................................................................................................................... 9
Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card.......................................................................................................................... 9
Removing the micro SIM card or micro SIM card tray............................................................................................ 9
Base cover.......................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Removing the base cover........................................................................................................................................... 9
Installing the base cover............................................................................................................................................. 11
Battery................................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Removing the battery................................................................................................................................................. 11
Installing battery.......................................................................................................................................................... 11
PCIe Solid State Drive (SSD).......................................................................................................................................... 12
Removing the NVMe SSD card................................................................................................................................ 12
Installing the NVMe SSD........................................................................................................................................... 12
WLAN card........................................................................................................................................................................ 13
Removing the WLAN card.........................................................................................................................................13
Installing the WLAN card........................................................................................................................................... 14
WWAN card.......................................................................................................................................................................14
Removing the WWAN card....................................................................................................................................... 14
Installing the WWAN card..........................................................................................................................................14
3 Technology and components........................................................................................................................ 15
Power adapter...................................................................................................................................................................15
Processors.........................................................................................................................................................................15
Identifying processors in Windows 10...................................................................................................................... 15
Verifying processor usage in task manager.............................................................................................................16
Verifying processor usage in resource monitor.......................................................................................................16
Chipset............................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Identifying chipset in device manager on Windows 10...........................................................................................17
Memory features.............................................................................................................................................................. 18
Verifying system memory in setup............................................................................................................................18
Verifying system memory ......................................................................................................................................... 18
Testing memory using ePSA......................................................................................................................................19
Display................................................................................................................................................................................ 19
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