Chapter 1: Working on 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
Chapter 2: Technology and components........................................................................................ 9
DDR4.......................................................................................................................................................................................9
USB features.......................................................................................................................................................................10
USB Type-C.........................................................................................................................................................................12
Advantages of DisplayPort over USB Type-C............................................................................................................ 13
HDMI 2.0.............................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Intel Optane memory.........................................................................................................................................................13
Enabling Intel Optane memory.................................................................................................................................. 14
Disabling Intel Optane memory................................................................................................................................. 14
Chapter 3: Disassembly and reassembly ......................................................................................15
Side cover............................................................................................................................................................................ 15
Removing side cover................................................................................................................................................... 15
Installing side cover..................................................................................................................................................... 19
Hard drive assembly—2.5 inch.......................................................................................................................................21
Removing 2.5–inch hard drive assembly................................................................................................................21
Removing the 2.5–inch drive from the drive bracket........................................................................................ 23
Installing the 2.5 inch hard drive into the drive bracket.................................................................................... 24
Installing 2.5–inch drive assembly...........................................................................................................................24
Heat sink blower................................................................................................................................................................ 26
Removing heat sink blower....................................................................................................................................... 26
Installing heat sink blower......................................................................................................................................... 30
Speaker................................................................................................................................................................................ 34
Removing speaker....................................................................................................................................................... 34
Installing speaker......................................................................................................................................................... 35
Memory modules............................................................................................................................................................... 36
Removing memory module........................................................................................................................................ 36
Installing memory module.......................................................................................................................................... 39
Heat sink assemblyassembly........................................................................................................................................... 41
Removing heatsink.......................................................................................................................................................41
Installing heatsink........................................................................................................................................................ 43
Processor............................................................................................................................................................................ 44
Removing processor................................................................................................................................................... 44
Installing processor..................................................................................................................................................... 46
WLAN card..........................................................................................................................................................................48
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