Component replacement procedures ........................................................................................ 35
Service tag ............................................................................................................. 35
Computer feet ......................................................................................................... 36
Battery ................................................................................................................... 37
Primary hard drive .................................................................................................. 38
RTC battery ............................................................................................................ 41
Memory module ...................................................................................................... 42
Secondary hard drive .............................................................................................. 44
WLAN module ........................................................................................................ 48
Keyboard ............................................................................................................... 50
Top cover ............................................................................................................... 52
Power button board ................................................................................................. 55
USB/Card Reader board ......................................................................................... 56
Optical drive .......................................................................................................... 57
Power connector cable ............................................................................................ 59
System board ......................................................................................................... 60
Fan/heat sink assembly ........................................................................................... 64
Processor ............................................................................................................... 66
Speakers ................................................................................................................ 68
Subwoofer ............................................................................................................. 69
Display assembly .................................................................................................... 70
5 Setup Utility (BIOS) ......................................................................................................... 77
Starting Setup Utility ............................................................................................................... 77
Using Setup Utility .................................................................................................................. 77
Changing the language of Setup Utility ...................................................................... 77
Navigating and selecting in Setup Utility .................................................................... 78
Display system information ....................................................................................... 78
Restoring factory default settings in Setup Utility .......................................................... 78
Exiting Setup Utility ................................................................................................. 78
Updating the BIOS ................................................................................................................. 79
Determining the BIOS version ................................................................................... 79
Downloading a BIOS update .................................................................................... 80
6 Specifications ................................................................................................................. 82
Computer specifications .......................................................................................................... 82
17.3-inch, WVA, FHD, LED AntiGlare display specifications ....................................................... 83
17.3-inch, SVA, HD+, LED AntiGlare display specifications ......................................................... 84
Hard drive specifications ........................................................................................................ 85
Blu-ray ROM DVD±RW Super Multi Double-Layer Drive specifications .......................................... 86
DVD±RW and CD-RW Super Multi Double-Layer Combo Drive specifications ................................ 87
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