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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...............................................................................................................................7

After working inside your computer.............................................................................................................................. 8

2 Technology and components......................................................................................................... 9

DDR4....................................................................................................................................................................................... 9

USB features........................................................................................................................................................................ 10

USB Type-C..........................................................................................................................................................................12

Advantages of DisplayPort over USB Type-C..................................................................................................................12

HDMI 2.0............................................................................................................................................................................... 12

Intel Optane memory........................................................................................................................................................... 13

Enabling Intel Optane memory......................................................................................................................................13

Disabling Intel Optane memory.....................................................................................................................................13

3 Removing and installing components............................................................................................ 15

Side cover............................................................................................................................................................................. 15

Removing the side cover...............................................................................................................................................15

Installing the side cover................................................................................................................................................. 15

Expansion card..................................................................................................................................................................... 16

Removing expansion card............................................................................................................................................. 16

Installing the expansion card......................................................................................................................................... 17

Coin cell battery....................................................................................................................................................................18

Removing coin cell battery............................................................................................................................................18

Installing the coin cell battery....................................................................................................................................... 19

ard drive assembly...............................................................................................................................................................20

Removing the hard drive assembly............................................................................................................................. 20

Installing the hard drive assembly.................................................................................................................................21

Hard drive............................................................................................................................................................................. 22

Removing the hard drive ............................................................................................................................................. 22

Installing the hard drive ................................................................................................................................................23

Bezel......................................................................................................................................................................................23

Removing front bezel....................................................................................................................................................23

Installing front bezel...................................................................................................................................................... 24

Hard drive and optical drive module..................................................................................................................................25

Removing the hard drive and optical drive module...................................................................................................25

Installing the hard drive and optical drive module..................................................................................................... 28

Optical drive.......................................................................................................................................................................... 31

Removing the optical drive............................................................................................................................................31

Installing the optical drive............................................................................................................................................. 35

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