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
After working inside your computer.............................................................................................................................. 7
2 Technology and components......................................................................................................... 9
USB features..........................................................................................................................................................................9
USB Type-C..........................................................................................................................................................................10
HDMI 1.4................................................................................................................................................................................ 12
3 Major components of your system................................................................................................14
4 Disassembly and reassembly........................................................................................................ 17
Side cover..............................................................................................................................................................................17
Removing the side cover............................................................................................................................................... 17
Installing the side cover................................................................................................................................................. 18
Front bezel........................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Removing the front bezel.............................................................................................................................................20
Installing the front bezel................................................................................................................................................ 21
Hard-drive assembly........................................................................................................................................................... 22
Removing the hard-drive assembly.............................................................................................................................22
Removing the hard-drive bracket................................................................................................................................23
Installing the hard-drive bracket.................................................................................................................................. 23
Installing the 2.5 in. hard-drive assembly....................................................................................................................24
Solid-state drive...................................................................................................................................................................25
Removing the M.2 2230 PCIe solid-state drive.........................................................................................................25
Installing the M.2 2230 PCIe solid-state drive...........................................................................................................26
Removing the M.2 2280 PCIe solid-state drive.........................................................................................................27
Installing the M.2 2280 PCIe solid-state drive...........................................................................................................28
WLAN card...........................................................................................................................................................................29
Removing the WLAN card............................................................................................................................................29
Installing the WLAN card.............................................................................................................................................. 30
Fan assembly........................................................................................................................................................................32
Removing the fan assembly......................................................................................................................................... 32
Installing the fan assembly............................................................................................................................................33
Heat sink...............................................................................................................................................................................35
Removing the heat sink................................................................................................................................................ 35
Installing the heat sink...................................................................................................................................................36
Coin-cell battery.................................................................................................................................................................. 38
Removing the coin-cell battery....................................................................................................................................38
Installing the coin-cell battery...................................................................................................................................... 38
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