Contents
1 Working on your computer............................................................................................................................. 6
Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................6
Before working inside your computer........................................................................................................................6
Safety precautions....................................................................................................................................................... 7
Electrostatic discharge—ESD protection................................................................................................................. 7
ESD eld service kit ....................................................................................................................................................8
Transporting sensitive components........................................................................................................................... 9
After working inside your computer...........................................................................................................................9
2 Disassembly and reassembly........................................................................................................................ 10
Recommended tools........................................................................................................................................................ 10
Screw list........................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Base cover..........................................................................................................................................................................11
Removing the base cover...........................................................................................................................................11
Installing the base cover............................................................................................................................................ 13
Battery............................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Lithium-ion battery precautions................................................................................................................................ 14
Removing the 6-cell battery......................................................................................................................................14
Installing the 6-cell battery........................................................................................................................................15
Removing the 3-cell battery......................................................................................................................................16
Installing the 3-cell battery........................................................................................................................................ 17
WLAN card........................................................................................................................................................................ 18
Removing the WLAN card.........................................................................................................................................18
Installing the WLAN card...........................................................................................................................................19
Memory modules............................................................................................................................................................. 20
Removing the memory modules.............................................................................................................................. 20
Installing the memory modules..................................................................................................................................21
Solid-state drive............................................................................................................................................................... 22
Removing the M.2 2280 solid-state drive...............................................................................................................22
Installing the M.2 2280 solid-state drive.................................................................................................................23
Removing the M.2 2230 solid-state drive...............................................................................................................25
Installing the M.2 2230 solid-state drive.................................................................................................................25
Removing the M.2 2280 PCIe solid-state drive..................................................................................................... 27
Installing the M.2 2280 PCIe solid-state drive........................................................................................................27
Hard drive..........................................................................................................................................................................28
Removing the hard drive...........................................................................................................................................28
Installing the hard drive............................................................................................................................................. 30
Speakers............................................................................................................................................................................ 31
Removing the speakers..............................................................................................................................................31
Installing the speakers............................................................................................................................................... 32
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) fan.............................................................................................................................33
Removing the GPU fan............................................................................................................................................. 33
Installing the GPU fan................................................................................................................................................34
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