Drive handling ................................................................................................... 35
Grounding guidelines ......................................................................................................... 36
Electrostatic discharge damage ........................................................................ 36
Packaging and transporting guidelines ............................................. 37
Workstation guidelines ..................................................................... 37
Equipment guidelines ....................................................................... 38
Component replacement procedures ................................................................................................. 39
Service tag ......................................................................................................................... 39
Rubber screw covers ......................................................................................................... 40
Battery ............................................................................................................................... 41
Display assembly (panel, bezel, webcam, microphone) .................................................... 42
SIM .................................................................................................................................... 46
Bottom door ....................................................................................................................... 47
Optical drive ....................................................................................................................... 48
Upgrade bay ...................................................................................................................... 50
Hard drive .......................................................................................................................... 52
RTC battery ....................................................................................................................... 54
Memory modules ............................................................................................................... 55
WWAN module .................................................................................................................. 57
WLAN module .................................................................................................................... 59
Bluetooth module ............................................................................................................... 62
Modem module .................................................................................................................. 63
Fan ..................................................................................................................................... 65
Heat sink ............................................................................................................................ 66
Processor ........................................................................................................................... 69
Keyboard ........................................................................................................................... 71
Bottom cover ...................................................................................................................... 73
Speaker assembly ............................................................................................................. 78
RJ-11 jack cable ................................................................................................................ 80
Function board ................................................................................................................... 82
System board ..................................................................................................................... 83
USB board ......................................................................................................................... 87
Display assembly and components (whole hinge-up, cable, antennas, hinges,
enclosure) .......................................................................................................................... 89
5 Computer Setup (BIOS) and System Diagnostics ..................................................................................... 98
Using Computer Setup ....................................................................................................................... 98
Starting Computer Setup ................................................................................................... 98
Navigating and selecting in Computer Setup ..................................................................... 98
Restoring factory settings in Computer Setup ................................................................... 99
Updating the BIOS ........................................................................................................... 100
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