3. Remove the battery (see Battery on page 37).
4. Remove the solid-state drive (see Solid-state drive on page 32).
5. Remove the memory modules (see Memory modules on page 33).
6. Remove the WLAN module (see WLAN module on page 39).
7. Remove the heat sink (see Heat sink assembly on page 46).
8. Remove the fans (see Fans on page 47).
Remove the system board:
1. Disconnect the following cables from the system board:
● Display cable (1)
● Sensor board cable (ZIF) (2)
● RJ-45 (network) board cable from the RJ-45 board (ZIF) (3)
● Wireless antenna cables from the WLAN module (4)
● Left speaker cable (5)
● Card reader cable (ZIF) (6)
● Touchpad cable (ZIF) (7)
● Keyboard cable (ZIF) (8)
● Keyboard RGB (ZIF) (9) (select products only)
● Backlight cable (ZIF) (10)
● Right speaker cable (11)
● USB board cable from the USB board (12)
2. Remove the rear ports bracket my removing the three Phillips M2.0 × 5.0 screws (1), and then removing
the bracket (2).
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