Owners Manual

Next steps

1. Replace the battery cable.

2. Replace the base cover

3. Replace the SD memory card

4. Follow the procedure in after working inside your computer

IO board

Removing the IO board

Prerequisites

1. Follow the procedure in before working inside your computer.

2. Remove the SD memory card.

3. Remove the base cover.

4. Remove the battery.

5. Remove the hard drive assembly.

NOTE: Required for systems with 42 Whr battery

Steps

NOTE: Removing the I/O board also removes the coin-cell battery which resets the CMOS settings.

Open the latch and disconnect the I/O board cable from the system board [1].

2. Peel the I/O-board cable from the palm rest and keyboard assembly [2].

3. Remove the two (M2x3) screws that secure the I/O board to the palm rest and keyboard assembly [1].

4. Lift the I/O board, along with the cable, off the palm rest and keyboard assembly [2].

Removing and installing components