System board
Removing the system board
Prerequisites
1. Follow the procedure in before working inside your computer.
2. Remove the base cover.
3. Remove the M.2 2230 solid state drive or M.2 2280 solid state drive.
4. Remove the battery.
5. Remove the left fan.
6. Remove the right fan.
7. Remove the audio jack.
8. Remove the heat sink for integrated graphics or heat sink for discrete graphics.
About this task
The following image indicates the connectors on your system board:
1. Power button with fingerprint reader FPC connector
2. Audio jack FPC connector
3. Left fan cable connector
4. Left tweeter speaker cable connector
5. Integrated WLAN card
6. Battery LED FPC connector
7. Battery cable connector
8. M.2 2230/2280 solid state drive slot
9. Right tweeter speaker cable connector
10. Right fan cable connector
The figure indicates the location of the system board and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.
Removing and installing components
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