Chapter 1: Working on your computer...............................................................................................5
Safety instructions................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Hot key combinations............................................................................................................................................................5
Before working inside your computer................................................................................................................................. 6
Recommended tools..............................................................................................................................................................6
Turning off your computer................................................................................................................................................... 6
After working inside your computer....................................................................................................................................6
Chapter 2: Disassembly and reassembly............................................................................................8
System overview................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Removing the Secure Digital (SD) card............................................................................................................................ 10
Installing the SD card...........................................................................................................................................................10
Removing the battery cover...............................................................................................................................................10
Installing the battery cover.................................................................................................................................................. 11
Lithium-ion battery precautions.......................................................................................................................................... 11
Removing the battery...........................................................................................................................................................11
Installing the battery............................................................................................................................................................ 12
Removing the base cover................................................................................................................................................... 12
Installing the base cover......................................................................................................................................................12
Removing the hard drive..................................................................................................................................................... 13
Installing the hard drive....................................................................................................................................................... 13
Removing the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card.......................................................................................... 14
Installing the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card.............................................................................................14
Removing the keyboard.......................................................................................................................................................14
Installing the keyboard.........................................................................................................................................................15
Removing the secondary memory..................................................................................................................................... 15
Installing the secondary memory........................................................................................................................................16
Removing the primary memory.......................................................................................................................................... 16
Installing the primary memory.............................................................................................................................................17
Removing Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) card (Optional)...............................................................................17
Installing the WWAN card (Optional)................................................................................................................................ 18
Removing the Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) card............................................................................................18
Installing the WLAN Card....................................................................................................................................................19
Removing the M.2 Solid State Drive (SSD)..................................................................................................................... 19
Installing the M.2 SSD.........................................................................................................................................................20
Removing the coin cell battery.......................................................................................................................................... 20
Installing the coin cell battery............................................................................................................................................. 21
Removing the hard drive cable...........................................................................................................................................21
Installing the hard drive cable............................................................................................................................................. 21
Removing the power connector port................................................................................................................................22
Installing the power connector port..................................................................................................................................22
Removing the palmrest.......................................................................................................................................................22
Installing the palmrest......................................................................................................................................................... 23
Removing the speakers .................................................................................................................................................23
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