Owners Manual

1 Working on your computer.............................................................................................................7
Safety instructions.................................................................................................................................................................7
Before working inside your computer................................................................................................................................. 7
Turning off your computer................................................................................................................................................... 8
Turning off your — Windows.........................................................................................................................................8
Turning off your computer — Windows 7................................................................................................................... 8
After working inside your computer....................................................................................................................................8
2 Disassembly and reassembly......................................................................................................... 9
Recommended tools..............................................................................................................................................................9
Screw size list........................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Chassis view......................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Front open view..............................................................................................................................................................10
Left view ......................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Palm rest view................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Right view........................................................................................................................................................................12
Battery...................................................................................................................................................................................12
Removing the battery.................................................................................................................................................... 12
Installing the battery...................................................................................................................................................... 13
Optical drive.......................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Removing the optical drive ...........................................................................................................................................13
Removing the optical drive bracket............................................................................................................................. 14
Installing the optical drive bracket................................................................................................................................15
Installing the optical drive..............................................................................................................................................15
Keyboard lattice and Keyboard.......................................................................................................................................... 15
Removing the keyboard.................................................................................................................................................15
Installing the keyboard................................................................................................................................................... 17
Base cover.............................................................................................................................................................................17
Removing the base cover..............................................................................................................................................17
Installing the base cover............................................................................................................................................... 20
Hard drive.............................................................................................................................................................................20
Removing the hard drive assembly............................................................................................................................. 20
Removing the hard drive from the hard drive bracket.............................................................................................. 21
Installing the hard drive into the hard drive bracket................................................................................................. 22
Installing the hard drive assembly................................................................................................................................22
Fingerprint reader................................................................................................................................................................22
Removing the fingerprint reader..................................................................................................................................22
Installing the fingerprint reader....................................................................................................................................23
WLAN card...........................................................................................................................................................................24
Removing the WLAN card............................................................................................................................................24
Installing the WLAN card.............................................................................................................................................. 24
Memory modules................................................................................................................................................................. 25
Removing the memory module....................................................................................................................................25
Installing the memory module...................................................................................................................................... 25
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