Chapter 1: Working on your computer............................................................................................7
Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................. 7
Before working inside your computer............................................................................................................................. 7
Turning off your computer................................................................................................................................................ 8
After working inside your computer................................................................................................................................8
Keyboard Short-Cut Key Function.................................................................................................................................. 8
Chapter 2: Disassembly and reassembly.......................................................................................10
Recommended tools..........................................................................................................................................................10
Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card.............................................................................................................. 10
Installing the Subscriber Identification Module SIM card...................................................................................10
Removing the Subscriber Identification Module SIM card..................................................................................11
Base cover............................................................................................................................................................................11
Removing the base cover........................................................................................................................................... 11
Installing the base cover.............................................................................................................................................12
Battery.................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Lithium-ion battery precautions............................................................................................................................... 12
Removing the battery................................................................................................................................................. 12
Installing the battery....................................................................................................................................................13
Hard drive............................................................................................................................................................................ 13
Removing the hard drive assembly.......................................................................................................................... 13
Installing the hard drive assembly............................................................................................................................ 14
Removing the hard drive from the hard drive bracket........................................................................................14
Installing the hard drive into the hard drive bracket........................................................................................... 15
Solid State Drive ............................................................................................................................................................... 16
Removing the optional M.2 Solid State Drive SSD.............................................................................................. 16
Installing the optional M.2 SSD.................................................................................................................................16
Removing the optional PCIe SSD............................................................................................................................. 16
Installing the optional PCIe SSD............................................................................................................................... 17
Memory modules................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Removing the memory module..................................................................................................................................17
Installing the memory module....................................................................................................................................17
WLAN card.......................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Removing the WLAN card..........................................................................................................................................18
Installing the WLAN card............................................................................................................................................18
WWAN card.........................................................................................................................................................................18
Removing the WWAN card........................................................................................................................................ 18
Installing the WWAN card.......................................................................................................................................... 19
Docking frame.....................................................................................................................................................................19
Removing the dock frame..........................................................................................................................................19
Installing the dock frame........................................................................................................................................... 20
Touchpad............................................................................................................................................................................. 21
Removing the touchpad button................................................................................................................................21
Installing the touchpad button.................................................................................................................................. 21
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