Service Manual

Steps
1. Align the screw holes on the system board with the screw holes on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
2. Hold the system board by the short edges, as shown in the image, and place the system board on the palm-rest and
keyboard assembly. Ensure that the Thunderbolt 4 ports are aligned with their corresponding port holes on the palm-rest and
keyboard assembly.
3. Replace the seven screws (M1.6x2.3) that secure the system board to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
4. Replace the four screws (M1.6x3) that secure the system board to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
5. Connect the power-button cable and close the latch of the power-button connector.
6. Connect the right-speaker cable.
7. Connect the keyboard control-board cable and close the latch of the keyboard control-board connector.
8. Connect the touchpad cable and close the latch of the touchpad connector.
9. Connect the left-speaker cable.
10. Connect the capacitive touch-panel cable and close the latch of the capacitive touch-panel connector.
11. Connect the camera cable and the display cable to the system board.
12. Connect the wireless-module cables from the wireless module.
13. Replace the display-assembly cable bracket on the system board.
14. Tighten the three captive screws (M1.6x2) that secure the display-assembly cable bracket to the system board.
15. Replace the wireless-module bracket on the system board.
16. Tighten the captive screw (M1.6x2.3) that secures the wireless-module bracket to the system board.
Next steps
1. Install the heat sink.
2. Install the fans.
3. Install the battery.
4. Install the M.2 2230 solid-state drive or M.2 2280 solid-state drive from M.2 slot, whichever applicable.
5. Install the base cover.
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Removing and installing components