Owners Manual

1 Working on your computer............................................................................................................ 6
Safety instructions.................................................................................................................................................................6
Before working inside your computer........................................................................................................................... 6
Safety precautions...........................................................................................................................................................7
Electrostatic discharge—ESD protection.................................................................................................................... 7
ESD field service kit ........................................................................................................................................................8
Transporting sensitive components.............................................................................................................................. 8
After working inside your computer.............................................................................................................................. 9
2 Technology and components........................................................................................................10
DDR4......................................................................................................................................................................................10
USB Type-C...........................................................................................................................................................................11
HDMI 2.0............................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Power button LED behavior............................................................................................................................................... 13
3 Major components of your system ............................................................................................... 16
4 Disassembly and reassembly........................................................................................................ 18
Base cover............................................................................................................................................................................ 18
Removing the base cover..............................................................................................................................................18
Installing the base cover................................................................................................................................................ 21
Battery.................................................................................................................................................................................. 24
Lithium-ion battery precautions...................................................................................................................................24
Removing the battery................................................................................................................................................... 24
Installing the battery......................................................................................................................................................26
Memory modules................................................................................................................................................................. 28
Removing the memory modules.................................................................................................................................. 28
Installing the memory modules.....................................................................................................................................29
WLAN card............................................................................................................................................................................31
Removing the WLAN card............................................................................................................................................ 31
Installing the WLAN card.............................................................................................................................................. 33
WWAN card......................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Removing the WWAN...................................................................................................................................................35
Installing the WWAN..................................................................................................................................................... 37
Hard disk drive..................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Removing the Hard drive..............................................................................................................................................39
Installing the Hard drive.................................................................................................................................................41
Coin-cell battery.................................................................................................................................................................. 42
Removing the Coin-cell.................................................................................................................................................42
Installing the Coin-cell................................................................................................................................................... 43
DC-in port.............................................................................................................................................................................45
Removing the DC-in......................................................................................................................................................45
Installing the DC-in.........................................................................................................................................................47
Solid-state drive...................................................................................................................................................................49
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