Table of contents
1 Product description ........................................................................................................................................ 1
2 External Component Identification ............................................................................................................... 7
Top ....................................................................................................................................................... 7
TouchPad ............................................................................................................................ 7
Lights ................................................................................................................................... 8
Buttons, speakers, and fingerprint reader (select models only) ........................................... 9
Keys - Windows models .................................................................................................... 11
Keys - SUSE Linux models ................................................................................................................ 12
Front ................................................................................................................................................... 13
Right ................................................................................................................................................... 14
Left ..................................................................................................................................................... 14
Display ................................................................................................................................................ 15
Bottom ................................................................................................................................................ 17
Identifying the bottom parts of the computer ...................................................................................... 18
3 Illustrated parts catalog ............................................................................................................................... 20
Service tag ......................................................................................................................................... 20
PCID Label ......................................................................................................................................... 21
Computer major components ............................................................................................................. 22
Display components ........................................................................................................................... 25
Plastics Kit .......................................................................................................................................... 25
Cable Kit ............................................................................................................................................. 27
Mass storage devices ......................................................................................................................... 28
Miscellaneous parts ............................................................................................................................ 28
Sequential part number listing ............................................................................................................ 29
4 Removal and replacement procedures ....................................................................................................... 32
Preliminary replacement requirements ............................................................................................... 32
Tools required .................................................................................................................... 32
Service considerations ....................................................................................................... 32
Plastic parts ....................................................................................................... 32
Cables and connectors ..................................................................................... 33
Drive handling ................................................................................................... 33
Grounding guidelines ......................................................................................................... 34
Electrostatic discharge damage ........................................................................ 34
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