Packaging and transporting guidelines ....................................................... 43
Workstation guidelines .............................................................. 43
5 Removal and replacement procedures for Customer Self-Repair parts ............................. 45
Component replacement procedures ........................................................................................ 45
Battery ................................................................................................................... 46
Optical drive .......................................................................................................... 47
Hard drive ............................................................................................................. 49
WLAN module ........................................................................................................ 51
Memory module ...................................................................................................... 53
6 Removal and replacement procedures for Authorized Service Provider parts .................. 55
Component replacement procedures ........................................................................................ 55
Keyboard ............................................................................................................... 56
Top cover ............................................................................................................... 60
Power button board ................................................................................................. 63
TouchPad button board ............................................................................................ 64
Display assembly subcomponents .............................................................................. 65
System board ......................................................................................................... 73
Fan ....................................................................................................................... 78
Heat sink ................................................................................................................ 79
Processor ............................................................................................................... 84
PCH heat sink ......................................................................................................... 86
RTC battery ............................................................................................................ 88
RJ-45/USB board .................................................................................................... 90
Power connector cable ............................................................................................ 91
Speakers ................................................................................................................ 93
Optical drive connector cable ................................................................................... 95
7 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics ........................................................... 97
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ..................................................................................................... 97
Updating the BIOS ................................................................................................................. 97
Determining the BIOS version ................................................................................... 97
Downloading a BIOS update .................................................................................... 98
Using System Diagnostics ........................................................................................................ 99
8 Specifications ............................................................................................................... 100
Computer specifications ........................................................................................................ 100
15.6-inch display specifications ............................................................................................. 101
Hard drive specifications ...................................................................................................... 102
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