Service Manual

Replacing the audio daughter-board
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follow the steps in Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions
in
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Procedure
1 Slide the audio daughter-board at an angle into the slot on the palm-rest assembly.
2 Replace the three screws (M2.5x2.5) that secure the audio daughter-board to the palm-rest assembly.
3 Connect the audio daughter-board cable to the connector on the audio daughter-board and close the latch to secure the
cable.
4 Adhere the tape that secures the audio daughter-board cable.
5 Connect the speaker cable to the audio daughter-board.
Post-requisites
1 Replace the base cover.
2 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 7 in Replacing the hard drive.
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