3184,3186,3190,3201,3204,3208,3212,3217,
3220,3226,3228,3302,3391,and3392....71
Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicators
onthefrontofyourcomputer.......71
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
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