Locatingconnectorsontherearofyour
computer...............70
LocatingmajorFRUsandCRUs......71
LookingupFRUinformation.......73
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard....74
Locatinginternaldrives.........76
Formachinetypes:30A2and30A3......76
Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicators
onthefrontofyourcomputer.......77
Locatingconnectorsontherearofyour
computer...............78
LocatingmajorFRUsandCRUs......79
LookingupFRUinformation.......81
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard....82
Locatinginternaldrives.........84
Chapter10.ReplacingFRUs(machine
types:30A0and30A1)........85
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.......85
Installingorreplacinghardware........85
Installingexternaloptions........85
Removingthecomputercover.......86
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel..87
InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard......88
Installingorreplacingamemorymodule...91
Installingorreplacingtheopticaldrive...93
Installingorreplacingthecardreader....95
ReplacingthefrontaudioandUSB
assembly...............99
Replacingthebattery..........102
Replacingthepowersupplyassembly...103
Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly..105
Installingthesolid-statedrive.......107
InstallingorreplacingthemSATAsolid-state
drive.................108
Replacingtheinternalspeaker.......114
Replacingthethermalsensor.......115
Replacingthefrontfanassembly.....117
Replacingtherearfanassembly......119
Replacingthecoverpresenceswitch....121
Replacingtheprimaryharddiskdrive....123
Replacingthesecondaryharddiskdrive...125
Installingthetertiaryharddiskdrive....127
Replacingthemicroprocessor.......131
Replacingthesystemboard.......133
ReplacingtheWi-Fiunits.........136
InstallingorremovingtherearWi-Fi
antenna...............143
InstallingorremovingthefrontWi-Fi
antenna...............144
Replacingthekeyboardormouse.....146
Completingthepartsreplacement.....147
Chapter11.ReplacingFRUs(machine
types:30A2and30A3).......149
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.......149
Installingorreplacinghardware........149
Installingexternaloptions........149
Removingthecomputercover.......150
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel..151
Accessingthesystemboardcomponentsand
drives................152
Installingorreplacingamemorymodule...152
InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard......154
Installingorreplacingthecardreader....156
Replacingthebattery..........161
Installingthesolid-statedrive.......162
InstallingorreplacingthemSATAsolid-state
drive.................163
Replacingtheharddiskdrive.......169
Installingorreplacingthesecondaryharddisk
drive.................171
ReplacingtheWi-Fiunits.........178
InstallingorremovingtherearWi-Fi
antenna...............183
InstallingorremovingthefrontWi-Fi
antenna...............184
Replacingtheopticaldrive........187
Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly..189
Replacingthepowersupplyassembly...192
Replacingthemicroprocessor.......197
Replacingthecoverpresenceswitch....200
Replacingtheinternalspeaker.......202
ReplacingthefrontaudioandUSB
assembly...............204
Replacingthesystemfan.........206
Replacingthethermalsensor.......208
Replacingthepowerswitch........210
Replacingthesystemboard.......212
Replacingthekeyboardormouse.....216
Completingthepartsreplacement.....216
Chapter12.Additionalservice
information.............219
Securityfeatures..............219
Hardwarecontrolledpasswords......219
Operatingsystempassword.......219
Vitalproductdata............219
BIOSlevels................219
Flashupdateprocedures..........219
Updating(flashing)theBIOSfromadisc...220
Updating(flashing)theBIOSfromyour
operatingsystem............221
RecoveringfromaPOST/BIOSupdate
failure................221
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