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4. Remove the battery (see Battery on page 41).

5. Remove the following components:

a. Hard drive (see

Hard drive on page 46)

b. Optical drive (see

Optical drive on page 54)

c. Switch cover (see

Switch cover on page 56)

d. Keyboard (see

Keyboard on page 60)

e. Speaker assembly (see

Speaker assembly on page 58)

f. Display assembly (see

Display assembly on page 63)

g. Top cover (see

Top cover on page 69)

h. Audio board (see

Audio board on page 80)

i. USB/power connector board (see

USB/power connector board on page 76)

j. System board (see

System board on page 77)

Remove the fan/heat sink assembly:

1. Turn the system board upside down with the expansion port 3 and external monitor port toward you.

2. Disconnect the fan cable (1) from the system board.

3. Loosen the three Phillips PM2.5×5.0 screws (2) and the Phillips PM2.5×4.0 screw (3) that secure

the fan/heat sink assembly to the system board.

4. Remove the fan/heat sink assembly (4).

NOTE: Due to the adhesive quality of the thermal paste and thermal pads located between the

fan/heat sink assembly and system board components, it may be necessary to move the fan/heat

sink assembly from side to side to detach the assembly.

82 Chapter 4 Removal and replacement procedures

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