Replacing drives ................................................................................................................................. 49
Replacing the hard disc drive with a 3.5-inch hard disc drive or a single 2.5-inch drive .... 49
Replacing the optical disc drive ......................................................................................... 53
Memory .............................................................................................................................................. 56
Replacing the battery ......................................................................................................................... 59
Serial port ........................................................................................................................................... 61
Webcam module ................................................................................................................................ 63
Converter board ................................................................................................................................. 66
Touch sensor board ........................................................................................................................... 69
Heat sinks – Graphics board and processor ...................................................................................... 71
Graphics heat sink ............................................................................................................. 71
Processor heat sink – model 6300 .................................................................................... 72
Processor heat sink – model 8300 .................................................................................... 73
Processor ........................................................................................................................................... 75
mSATA Solid-State Drive ................................................................................................................... 76
WLAN module .................................................................................................................................... 77
Graphics board ................................................................................................................................... 80
Speakers ............................................................................................................................................ 82
Fan ..................................................................................................................................................... 83
Side panels ......................................................................................................................................... 84
Power supply ...................................................................................................................................... 86
System board ..................................................................................................................................... 89
Card reader board .............................................................................................................................. 95
Power button board ............................................................................................................................ 97
Front bezel ....................................................................................................................................... 100
Antenna ............................................................................................................................................ 103
Display panel .................................................................................................................................... 105
Hood sensor ..................................................................................................................................... 111
Hard drive and optical drive cables and connectors ......................................................................... 113
8 Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics ...................................................................................................... 115
Safety and Comfort .......................................................................................................................... 115
Before You Call for Technical Support ............................................................................................. 115
Helpful Hints ..................................................................................................................................... 116
Solving General Problems ................................................................................................................ 118
Solving Power Problems .................................................................................................................. 122
Solving Hard Drive Problems ........................................................................................................... 124
Solving Media Card Reader Problems ............................................................................................. 127
Solving Display Problems ................................................................................................................. 129
Solving Audio Problems ................................................................................................................... 134
Solving Printer Problems .................................................................................................................. 136
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