Owners Manual

3. Align and replace the thermal plate on the solid-state drive/Intel Optane card slot [1,2].

4. Replace the single (M2x3) screw that secures the thermal plate to the palmrest and keyboard assembly [3].

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

Removing the M.2 Solid-state drive bracket

Prerequisites

1. Follow the procedure in before working inside your computer

2. Remove the SD memory card

3. Remove the base cover

4. Disconnect the battery cable

Steps

1. Remove the single (M2x3) screw that secures the solid-state drive bracket to the palmrest and keyboard assembly [1].

2. Remove the solid-state drive bracket from the palmrest and keyboard assembly [2].

Removing and installing components