Owners Manual

Power-button board
Removing the power-button board
Prerequisites
1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
2. Remove the stand.
3. Remove the cable cover (optional).
4. Remove the back cover.
5. Remove the system-board shield.
6. Remove the bottom cover.
7. Remove the rear-I/O bracket.
8. Remove the speakers.
About this task
The following image provides a visual representation of the power-button board removal procedure.
Steps
1. Open the latch and disconnect the power-button board cable from the connector on the system board.
2. Unroute the power-button board cable from the display-assembly base, then slide the power-button board cable out from
under the antenna cables.
3. Remove the screw (M3x5) that secures the power-button board to the middle frame.
4. Lift the power-button board, along with its cable, off the middle frame.
Installing the power-button board
Prerequisites
If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.
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Removing and installing components