Service Manual

Removing the power and volume-buttons

board

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Topics:

• Prerequisites

• Procedure

Prerequisites

1. Remove the base cover.

2. Remove the battery.

3. Remove the hard drive.

Procedure

1. Peel off the tape that secures the power and volume-buttons board-cable to the palm-rest assembly.

2. Disconnect the power and volume-buttons board-cable from the I/O board.

3. Remove the power and volume-buttons board-cable from the routing guides on the palm-rest assembly.

4. Remove the screw (M2x3.5) that secures the power and volume-buttons board to the palm-rest assembly.

5. Lift the power and volume-buttons board off the palm-rest assembly.

Figure 17. Power and volume-buttons board

tape 2. power and volume-buttons board-cable

3. routing guides (2) 4. power and volume-buttons board

38 Removing the power and volume-buttons board