Service Manual

1 Before working inside your computer............................................................................................. 8
Before you begin ...................................................................................................................................................................8
2 After working inside your computer............................................................................................... 9
3 Safety instructions..................................................................................................................... 10
Electrostatic discharge—ESD protection.........................................................................................................................10
ESD field service kit .............................................................................................................................................................11
Transporting sensitive components...................................................................................................................................12
4 Recommended tools....................................................................................................................13
5 Screw list...................................................................................................................................14
6 Removing the base cover.............................................................................................................16
Procedure..............................................................................................................................................................................16
7 Replacing the base cover............................................................................................................. 19
Procedure .............................................................................................................................................................................19
8 Removing the battery................................................................................................................. 22
Lithium-ion battery precautions.........................................................................................................................................22
Prerequisites.........................................................................................................................................................................22
Procedure for removing the battery for computers shipped without hard drive....................................................... 22
Procedure for removing the battery for computers shipped with hard drive.........................................23
9 Replacing the battery................................................................................................................. 25
Procedure for replacing the battery for computers shipped without hard drive........................................................25
Procedure for replacing the battery for computers shipped with hard drive.........................................25
Post-requisites.....................................................................................................................................................................26
10 Removing the memory modules..................................................................................................27
Prerequisites.........................................................................................................................................................................27
Procedure............................................................................................................................................................................. 27
11 Replacing the memory modules.................................................................................................. 29
Procedure.............................................................................................................................................................................29
Post-requisites.....................................................................................................................................................................30
12 Removing the hard drive............................................................................................................ 31
Prerequisites......................................................................................................................................................................... 31
Procedure (Applicable only on computers shipped with 4-cell battery).......................................................................31
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