Optical drive ....................................................................................................................... 34
Hard drive .......................................................................................................................... 37
Memory module ................................................................................................................. 38
WLAN module .................................................................................................................... 41
Keyboard ........................................................................................................................... 43
Top cover ........................................................................................................................... 46
Speakers ............................................................................................................................ 49
Power button board ........................................................................................................... 50
TouchPad button board ..................................................................................................... 51
TouchPad LED board ........................................................................................................ 53
Display assembly ............................................................................................................... 54
Optical drive cable ............................................................................................................. 61
USB board ......................................................................................................................... 63
Power connector ................................................................................................................ 64
System board ..................................................................................................................... 65
RTC battery ....................................................................................................................... 67
Fan and heat sink .............................................................................................................. 68
PCH heat sink .................................................................................................................... 71
Processor ........................................................................................................................... 72
5 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics ................................................................................. 74
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ............................................................................................................... 74
Updating the BIOS ............................................................................................................................. 74
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................... 74
Downloading a BIOS update ............................................................................................. 75
Using System Diagnostics .................................................................................................................. 75
6 Specifications ................................................................................................................................................ 77
Computer specifications ..................................................................................................................... 77
35.6 cm (14.0 in), display specifications ............................................................................................. 78
Hard drive specifications .................................................................................................................... 78
DVD±RW SuperMulti Double-Layer Combination Drive specifications .............................................. 79
BD ROM DVD±R/RW Super Multi Double-Layer Drive specifications ............................................... 80
7 Backing up, restoring, and recovering ....................................................................................................... 81
Creating backups ............................................................................................................................... 81
Creating recovery media to recover the original system .................................................... 81
What you need to know ..................................................................................... 81
Creating the recovery media ............................................................ 82
Creating system restore points .......................................................................................... 82
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