Removing the audio board........................................................................................................................................26
Installing the audio board...........................................................................................................................................27
Coin cell battery................................................................................................................................................................27
Removing the coin cell battery.................................................................................................................................27
Installing coin cell battery..........................................................................................................................................28
Speakers............................................................................................................................................................................29
Removing speaker..................................................................................................................................................... 29
Installing speakers...................................................................................................................................................... 30
Display assembly.............................................................................................................................................................. 30
Removing the display assembly............................................................................................................................... 30
Installing display assembly.........................................................................................................................................32
System board....................................................................................................................................................................32
Removing system board............................................................................................................................................32
Installing the system board....................................................................................................................................... 35
Palm rest........................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Replacing palm rest................................................................................................................................................... 36
3 Technology and components........................................................................................................................37
Power adapter.................................................................................................................................................................. 37
Processors.........................................................................................................................................................................37
Identifying processors in Windows 10..................................................................................................................... 38
Verifying the processor usage in Task Manager.....................................................................................................38
Verifying the processor usage in Resource Monitor..............................................................................................38
Chipsets............................................................................................................................................................................ 38
Identifying the chipset in Device Manager on Windows 10.................................................................................. 38
Intel HD Graphics ...................................................................................................................................................... 38
Display options..................................................................................................................................................................39
Identifying the display adapter................................................................................................................................. 39
Changing the screen resolution................................................................................................................................39
Adjusting brightness in Windows 10........................................................................................................................ 39
Connecting to external display devices...................................................................................................................39
DDR4........................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Memory features.............................................................................................................................................................. 41
Verifying system memory in Windows 10................................................................................................................ 41
Verifying system memory in system setup (BIOS).................................................................................................41
Testing memory using ePSA......................................................................................................................................41
Graphic options................................................................................................................................................................. 41
USB features..................................................................................................................................................................... 41
USB 3.0/USB 3.1 Gen 1 (SuperSpeed USB)...........................................................................................................42
Speed...........................................................................................................................................................................42
Applications.................................................................................................................................................................43
Compatibility...............................................................................................................................................................43
Hard drive options............................................................................................................................................................44
Identifying the hard drive in Windows 10................................................................................................................ 44
Identifying the hard drive in the BIOS..................................................................................................................... 44
HDMI 1.4............................................................................................................................................................................44
HDMI 1.4 Features......................................................................................................................................................45
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