Component replacement procedures ........................................................................................ 36
Service tag ............................................................................................................. 36
Computer feet ......................................................................................................... 37
Battery ................................................................................................................... 38
Primary hard drive .................................................................................................. 39
RTC battery ............................................................................................................ 42
Memory module ...................................................................................................... 43
Secondary hard drive .............................................................................................. 45
WLAN module ........................................................................................................ 49
Keyboard ............................................................................................................... 51
Top cover ............................................................................................................... 53
Power button board ................................................................................................. 56
USB/Card Reader board ......................................................................................... 57
Optical drive .......................................................................................................... 58
Power connector cable ............................................................................................ 60
System board ......................................................................................................... 61
Fan/heat sink assembly ........................................................................................... 65
Processor ............................................................................................................... 67
Speakers ................................................................................................................ 69
Subwoofer ............................................................................................................. 70
Display assembly .................................................................................................... 71
5 Setup Utility (BIOS) ......................................................................................................... 78
Starting Setup Utility ............................................................................................................... 78
Using Setup Utility .................................................................................................................. 78
Changing the language of Setup Utility ...................................................................... 78
Navigating and selecting in Setup Utility .................................................................... 79
Display system information ....................................................................................... 79
Restoring factory default settings in Setup Utility .......................................................... 79
Exiting Setup Utility ................................................................................................. 79
Updating the BIOS ................................................................................................................. 80
Determining the BIOS version ................................................................................... 80
Downloading a BIOS update .................................................................................... 81
6 Specifications ................................................................................................................. 83
Computer specifications .......................................................................................................... 83
17.3-inch, WVA, FHD, LED AntiGlare display specifications ....................................................... 84
17.3-inch, SVA, HD+, LED AntiGlare display specifications ......................................................... 85
Hard drive specifications ........................................................................................................ 86
Blu-ray ROM DVD±RW Super Multi Double-Layer Drive specifications .......................................... 87
DVD±RW and CD-RW Super Multi Double-Layer Combo Drive specifications ................................ 88
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