6. Remove the disk-drive cage.
7. Remove the Optional I/O modules.
8. Remove the expansion card.
9. Remove the memory modules.
10. Remove the solid-state drive.
11. Remove the WLAN card.
12. Remove the heat-sink and fan assembly.
13. Remove the processor.
About this task
The following image indicates the connectors on your system board.
1. Intrusion-switch cable 2. Processor-power cable
3. Processor-fan cable 4. UDIMM slots
From the left (a>b):
DIMM 1
DIMM 2
5. Power-button cable 6. System-power cable
7. M.2 2230/2280 solid-state drive slot 8. M.2 WLAN slot
9. Hard-drive data cable (SATA 0) 10. Optical-drive/hard-drive data cable (SATA 1)
11. SATA power cable 12. Internal-speaker cable
13. PCIe x16 slot (SLOT 2) 14. PCIe x1 slot (SLOT 1)
15. Coin-cell battery socket 16. Processor socket
17. Video cable 18. I/O cable
The following images indicate the location of the system board and provide a visual representation of the removal procedure.
Removing and installing Field Replaceable Units (FRUs)
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