Locatingconnectorsontherearofyour
computer...............72
LocatingmajorFRUsandCRUs......73
LookingupFRUinformation.......75
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard....75
Locatinginternaldrives.........78
Formachinetypes:2756,2800,2929,2932,2934,
2941,2945,2961,2982,2988,2993,2996,3181,
3183,3185,3187,3198,3202,3207,3209,3214,
3218,3224,3227,3306,3393,and3395....79
Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicators
onthefrontofyourcomputer.......79
Locatingconnectorsontherearofyour
computer...............80
LocatingmajorFRUsandCRUs......81
LookingupFRUinformation.......83
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard....83
Locatinginternaldrives.........86
Formachinetypes:2119,2121,3229,3234,3235,
3236,3237,3238,3240,3242,and3243....87
Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicators
onthefrontofyourcomputer.......87
Locatingconnectorsontherearofyour
computer...............88
LocatingmajorFRUsandCRUs......89
LookingupFRUinformation.......91
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard....92
Chapter9.ReplacingFRUs(machine
types:2697,2698,2742,2750,2935,
2943,2960,2967,2986,2992,2994,
2999,3182,3184,3186,3190,3201,
3204,3208,3212,3217,3220,3226,
3228,3302,3391,and3392)......93
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.......93
Installingorreplacinghardware........93
Removingthecomputercover.......94
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel..95
InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard......95
Installingorreplacingamemorymodule...98
Installingorreplacingtheopticaldrive...100
Installingorreplacingthecardreader....102
Replacingthebattery..........106
Replacingthepowersupplyassembly...107
Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly..109
Replacingthemicroprocessor.......111
Replacingthesystemboard.......114
Installingthesolidstatedrive.......117
InstallingorreplacingthemSATAsolidstate
drive.................119
Replacingtheprimaryharddiskdrive....124
Replacingthesecondaryharddiskdrive...126
Replacingthefrontfanassembly.....128
Replacingtherearfanassembly......130
ReplacingthefrontaudioandUSB
assembly...............132
Replacingtheinternalspeaker.......133
Replacingthethermalsensor.......135
Replacingthecoverpresenceswitch....137
ReplacingtheWiFiunits.........139
InstallingorremovingtherearWiFiantenna..146
InstallingorremovingthefrontWiFi
antenna...............147
Replacingthekeyboardormouse.....149
Completingthepartsreplacement.....150
Chapter10.ReplacingFRUs(machine
types:2756,2800,2929,2932,2934,
2941,2945,2961,2982,2988,2993,
2996,3181,3183,3185,3187,3198,
3202,3207,3209,3214,3218,3224,
3227,3306,3393,and3395).....153
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.......153
Installingorreplacinghardware........153
Openingthecomputercover.......154
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel..154
Accessingthesystemboardcomponentsand
drives................156
Installingorreplacingamemorymodule...157
InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard......159
Installingorreplacingthecardreader....161
InstallingorreplacingthemSATAsolidstate
drive.................166
Replacingthebattery..........173
Installingthesolidstatedisk.......174
Replacingtheharddiskdrive.......176
Replacingtheopticaldrive........178
Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly..181
Replacingthepowersupplyassembly...184
Replacingthemicroprocessor.......189
Replacingthesystemboard.......192
Replacingthecoverpresenceswitch....195
Replacingtheinternalspeaker.......197
ReplacingthefrontaudioandUSB
assembly...............199
ReplacingtheWiFiunits.........201
InstallingorremovingtherearWiFiantenna..205
InstallingorremovingthefrontWiFi
antenna...............207
Replacingthekeyboardormouse.....210
Completingthepartsreplacement.....210
Chapter11.ReplacingFRUs(machine
types:2119,2121,3229,3234,3235,
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