Chapter 1: Working inside your computer...................................................................................... 6
Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................. 6
Before working inside your computer.......................................................................................................................6
Safety precautions.........................................................................................................................................................7
Electrostatic discharge—ESD protection................................................................................................................7
ESD field service kit ..................................................................................................................................................... 8
Transporting sensitive components.......................................................................................................................... 9
After working inside your computer..........................................................................................................................9
BitLocker..........................................................................................................................................................................9
Chapter 2: Removing and installing components.......................................................................... 10
Recommended tools..........................................................................................................................................................10
Screw list............................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Major components of Precision 7770............................................................................................................................12
Base cover........................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Removing the base cover...........................................................................................................................................14
Installing the base cover............................................................................................................................................ 20
Battery................................................................................................................................................................................. 24
Lithium-ion battery precautions...............................................................................................................................24
Removing the battery.................................................................................................................................................24
Installing the battery...................................................................................................................................................26
SIM card.............................................................................................................................................................................. 27
Removing the SIM card..............................................................................................................................................27
Installing the SIM card................................................................................................................................................28
Compression Attached Memory (CAMM) module....................................................................................................29
Removing the Compression Attached Memory (CAMM) module...................................................................29
Installing the Compression Attached Memory (CAMM) module..................................................................... 30
Memory modules................................................................................................................................................................ 31
Removing the memory module................................................................................................................................. 31
Installing the memory module...................................................................................................................................32
Memory interposer board................................................................................................................................................33
Removing the interposer board module.................................................................................................................33
Installing the interposer board module................................................................................................................... 34
WWAN card........................................................................................................................................................................ 35
Removing the WWAN card....................................................................................................................................... 35
Installing the WWAN card......................................................................................................................................... 36
Solid State Drive................................................................................................................................................................38
Removing the primary M.2 Solid-state drive........................................................................................................ 38
Installing the primary M.2 SSD module.................................................................................................................. 39
Secondary M.2 solid-state drive....................................................................................................................................40
Removing the secondary M.2 Solid-state drive...................................................................................................40
Installing the secondary M.2 SSD module............................................................................................................. 44
Heat sink..............................................................................................................................................................................49
Removing the heat-sink for discrete graphics..................................................................................................... 49
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