Rechargeable Li-ion battery precautions...............................................................................................................72
Removing the battery.................................................................................................................................................72
Installing the battery................................................................................................................................................... 74
Assembly-inner frame.......................................................................................................................................................75
Removing the assembly-inner frame...................................................................................................................... 75
Installing the assembly-inner frame.........................................................................................................................77
Touchpad.............................................................................................................................................................................79
Removing the touchpad.............................................................................................................................................79
Installing the touchpad...............................................................................................................................................80
Speakers...............................................................................................................................................................................81
Removing the speakers...............................................................................................................................................81
Installing the speakers................................................................................................................................................82
Coin-cell battery................................................................................................................................................................ 84
Removing the coin-cell battery................................................................................................................................84
Installing the coin-cell battery.................................................................................................................................. 84
Heat sink..............................................................................................................................................................................85
Removing the heat sink (Discrete GPU)............................................................................................................... 85
Installing the heat sink (Discrete GPU)................................................................................................................. 86
Removing the heat sink (Integrated GPU)............................................................................................................87
Installing the heat sink (Integrated GPU)..............................................................................................................88
System board..................................................................................................................................................................... 89
Removing the system board..................................................................................................................................... 89
Installing the system board....................................................................................................................................... 93
Power button..................................................................................................................................................................... 96
Removing the power button.....................................................................................................................................96
Installing the power button....................................................................................................................................... 97
Power button with optional fingerprint reader.......................................................................................................... 98
Removing the power button with an optional fingerprint reader.................................................................... 98
Installing the power button with an optional fingerprint reader...................................................................... 99
Keyboard............................................................................................................................................................................100
Removing the keyboard........................................................................................................................................... 100
Installing the keyboard..............................................................................................................................................102
Display assembly.............................................................................................................................................................. 104
Removing the display assembly..............................................................................................................................104
Installing the display assembly................................................................................................................................ 107
Display bezel...................................................................................................................................................................... 110
Removing the display bezel......................................................................................................................................110
Installing the display bezel.........................................................................................................................................111
Display panel...................................................................................................................................................................... 112
Removing the display panel......................................................................................................................................112
Installing the display panel........................................................................................................................................115
Camera module................................................................................................................................................................. 118
Removing the camera module................................................................................................................................. 118
Installing the camera module................................................................................................................................... 119
Display hinges....................................................................................................................................................................121
Removing the display hinges....................................................................................................................................121
Installing the display hinges......................................................................................................................................121
Display back cover...........................................................................................................................................................122
Removing the display back cover.......................................................................................................................... 122
Installing the display back cover.............................................................................................................................123
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