Packaging and transporting guidelines ....................................................... 34
Component replacement procedures ................................................................................................................. 36
Service tag and PCID label ................................................................................................................. 36
Service tag ...................................................................................................................... 36
PCID label ........................................................................................................................ 37
Computer feet ................................................................................................................................... 38
Battery ............................................................................................................................................... 39
Display subcomponents (bezel, webcam, panel) ............................................................................. 40
WLAN module .................................................................................................................................... 48
Memory module ................................................................................................................................ 51
Hard drive .......................................................................................................................................... 53
RTC battery ........................................................................................................................................ 55
Optical drive ...................................................................................................................................... 56
Keyboard ........................................................................................................................................... 58
Top cover ........................................................................................................................................... 61
Power button board .......................................................................................................................... 65
TouchPad button board .................................................................................................................... 67
Speakers ............................................................................................................................................ 69
USB board .......................................................................................................................................... 71
Power connector cable ...................................................................................................................... 73
Display assembly .............................................................................................................................. 75
System board .................................................................................................................................... 84
Optical drive cable ............................................................................................................................. 88
Fan/heat sink assembly .................................................................................................................... 90
Processor ........................................................................................................................................... 96
5 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics ......................................................................................... 99
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ................................................................................................................................ 99
Updating the BIOS ................................................................................................................................................ 99
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................................... 99
Downloading a BIOS update ........................................................................................................... 100
Using System Diagnostics ................................................................................................................................. 101
6 Specifications ........................................................................................................................................... 103
Computer specifications .................................................................................................................................... 103
39.6-cm (15.6-in), HD display specifications .................................................................................................... 104
Hard drive specifications ................................................................................................................................... 105
7 Backing up, restoring, and recovering ......................................................................................................... 107
Creating recovery media and backups .............................................................................................................. 108
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