Chapter 1: Working on your computer............................................................................................7
Before working inside your computer............................................................................................................................. 7
Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................. 7
Recommended tools........................................................................................................................................................... 8
Turning off your computer................................................................................................................................................ 8
Turning off your computer — Windows 7...............................................................................................................8
Turning off your — Windows..................................................................................................................................... 8
After working inside your computer................................................................................................................................8
Important Information........................................................................................................................................................ 9
Chapter 2: Disassembly and reassembly.......................................................................................10
Stand.....................................................................................................................................................................................10
Removing the stand.....................................................................................................................................................10
Installing the stand.......................................................................................................................................................12
Cable cover..........................................................................................................................................................................12
Removing the cable cover..........................................................................................................................................12
Installing the cable cover............................................................................................................................................13
Side Cover........................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Removing the back cover...........................................................................................................................................13
Installing the back cover.............................................................................................................................................14
Speaker cover..................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Removing the speaker cover.....................................................................................................................................15
Installing the speaker cover.......................................................................................................................................16
Hard drive............................................................................................................................................................................ 16
Removing the hard drive assembly.......................................................................................................................... 16
Installing the hard drive assembly............................................................................................................................ 17
Optical drive........................................................................................................................................................................ 18
Removing the optical drive assembly...................................................................................................................... 18
Installing the optical drive assembly........................................................................................................................ 19
System board shield.......................................................................................................................................................... 19
Removing the system board shield.......................................................................................................................... 19
Installing the system board shield........................................................................................................................... 20
Memory modules............................................................................................................................................................... 20
Removing the memory module.................................................................................................................................20
Installing the memory module....................................................................................................................................21
Solid State Drive ............................................................................................................................................................... 21
Removing the SSD card..............................................................................................................................................21
Installing the SSD card............................................................................................................................................... 22
Coin-cell battery................................................................................................................................................................ 22
Removing the coin cell battery................................................................................................................................ 22
Installing the coin cell battery...................................................................................................................................23
WLAN card..........................................................................................................................................................................23
Removing the WLAN card.........................................................................................................................................23
Installing the WLAN card........................................................................................................................................... 24
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