Service Manual

Touchpad............................................................................................................................................................................ 39
Removing the touchpad............................................................................................................................................... 39
Installing the touchpad..................................................................................................................................................41
Power-adapter port........................................................................................................................................................... 42
Removing the power-adapter port..............................................................................................................................42
Installing the power-adapter port................................................................................................................................43
Display assembly................................................................................................................................................................ 44
Removing the display assembly....................................................................................................................................44
Installing the display assembly......................................................................................................................................47
Keyboard-controller board............................................................................................................................................... 50
Removing the keyboard-controller board.................................................................................................................. 50
Installing the keyboard-controller board.................................................................................................................... 50
System board.......................................................................................................................................................................51
Removing the system board..........................................................................................................................................51
Installing the system board...........................................................................................................................................55
Heat-sink assembly.............................................................................................................................................................58
Removing the heat-sink assembly................................................................................................................................ 58
Installing the heat-sink assembly..................................................................................................................................59
USB board...........................................................................................................................................................................61
Removing the USB board............................................................................................................................................. 61
Installing the USB board...............................................................................................................................................62
Power button......................................................................................................................................................................63
Removing the power button........................................................................................................................................ 63
Installing the power button.......................................................................................................................................... 64
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly.....................................................................................................................................65
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly....................................................................................................... 65
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly......................................................................................................... 66
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads........................................................................................................67
Chapter 4: System setup........................................................................................................................68
BIOS overview....................................................................................................................................................................68
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................... 68
Navigation keys..................................................................................................................................................................68
Boot Sequence................................................................................................................................................................... 68
System setup options......................................................................................................................................................... 69
System and setup password............................................................................................................................................... 72
Assigning a system setup password..............................................................................................................................72
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password...........................................................................................73
Clearing CMOS settings............................................................................................................................................... 73
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords............................................................................................... 74
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting...................................................................................................................75
System-diagnostic lights.................................................................................................................................................... 75
Flashing BIOS (USB key)................................................................................................................................................... 75
Flashing the BIOS...............................................................................................................................................................76
Backup media and recovery options................................................................................................................................. 76
WiFi power cycle................................................................................................................................................................76
Drain residual flea power (perform hard reset)................................................................................................................ 77
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