Antenna ................................................................................................................................ 47
Bottom stand ......................................................................................................................... 48
Front bezel ............................................................................................................................ 50
Power button board ................................................................................................................ 51
Converter board .................................................................................................................... 53
VESA panel ........................................................................................................................... 55
System board shield ............................................................................................................... 56
Memory ................................................................................................................................ 57
SODIMMs .............................................................................................................. 57
DDR3-SDRAM SODIMMs ......................................................................................... 57
Populating SODIMM sockets .................................................................................... 58
Installing SODIMMs ................................................................................................ 58
Battery .................................................................................................................................. 61
Fan ...................................................................................................................................... 63
Heat sink .............................................................................................................................. 65
Processor .............................................................................................................................. 67
WLAN module ...................................................................................................................... 69
Hard drive and optical drive cables and connectors ................................................................... 71
System board ........................................................................................................................ 73
System board callouts ............................................................................................................. 76
Display panel ........................................................................................................................ 78
Cable routing and component installation ................................................................................. 82
6 Computer Setup (F10) Utility ........................................................................................... 83
Computer Setup (F10) Utilities ................................................................................................. 83
Using Computer Setup (F10) Utilities .......................................................................... 84
Computer Setup—File .............................................................................................. 85
Computer Setup—Storage ........................................................................................ 86
Computer Setup—Security ........................................................................................ 88
Computer Setup—Power .......................................................................................... 91
Computer Setup—Advanced .................................................................................... 92
Recovering the Configuration Settings ....................................................................................... 94
7 HP PC Hardware Diagnostics .......................................................................................... 95
Why run HP PC Hardware Diagnostics ..................................................................................... 95
How to access and run HP PC Hardware Diagnostics ................................................................. 95
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics to a USB device ....................................................... 96
8 Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics .............................................................................. 97
Safety and Comfort ................................................................................................................ 97
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