Chapter 1: Working inside your computer...................................................................................... 5
Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................. 5
Before working inside your computer.......................................................................................................................5
Safety precautions........................................................................................................................................................ 6
Electrostatic discharge—ESD protection............................................................................................................... 6
ESD field service kit ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
Transporting sensitive components.......................................................................................................................... 8
After working inside your computer..........................................................................................................................8
BitLocker..........................................................................................................................................................................8
Chapter 2: Removing and installing components........................................................................... 9
SIM card tray........................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Removing the SIM card tray....................................................................................................................................... 9
Installing the SIM card tray........................................................................................................................................10
Base cover........................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Removing the base cover...........................................................................................................................................12
Installing the base cover.............................................................................................................................................14
Solid-state drive................................................................................................................................................................. 15
Removing the solid-state drive.................................................................................................................................15
Installing the solid-state drive................................................................................................................................... 17
Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Card.............................................................................................................. 17
Removing the WWAN card........................................................................................................................................ 17
Installing the WWAN card.......................................................................................................................................... 18
System fan..........................................................................................................................................................................20
Removing the right fan.............................................................................................................................................. 20
Installing the right fan................................................................................................................................................ 20
Removing the left fan................................................................................................................................................. 21
Installing the left fan...................................................................................................................................................22
Display assembly................................................................................................................................................................23
Removing the display assembly............................................................................................................................... 23
Installing the display assembly..................................................................................................................................25
Heat sink..............................................................................................................................................................................27
Removing the heat sink ............................................................................................................................................ 27
Installing the heat sink................................................................................................................................................28
Battery................................................................................................................................................................................. 28
Rechargeable Li-ion battery precautions...............................................................................................................28
Removing the battery.................................................................................................................................................29
Installing the battery...................................................................................................................................................32
Speakers.............................................................................................................................................................................. 34
Removing the left speaker........................................................................................................................................ 34
Installing the left speaker.......................................................................................................................................... 35
Removing the right speaker...................................................................................................................................... 37
Installing the right speaker........................................................................................................................................ 37
Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Antenna module......................................................................................... 39
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