Owners Manual

Chapter 1: Working on your computer........................................................................................... 6
Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................. 6
Before working inside your computer.............................................................................................................................6
Turning off your computer................................................................................................................................................ 7
Turning off your computer Windows 10............................................................................................................. 7
Turning off your computer Windows 7............................................................................................................... 7
After working inside your computer................................................................................................................................7
Chapter 2: Chassis view................................................................................................................ 9
Front open view................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Front closed view................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Rear view............................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Right view............................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Left view.............................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Chapter 3: Removing and installing components.......................................................................... 12
Recommended tools..........................................................................................................................................................13
Removing the battery....................................................................................................................................................... 13
Installing the battery......................................................................................................................................................... 13
Removing the optical drive ............................................................................................................................................. 13
Removing the optical drive bracket...............................................................................................................................14
Installing the optical drive bracket.................................................................................................................................14
Installing the optical drive................................................................................................................................................ 15
Removing the keyboard....................................................................................................................................................15
Installing the keyboard...................................................................................................................................................... 16
Removing the base cover................................................................................................................................................ 16
Installing the base cover...................................................................................................................................................17
Removing the hard drive assembly................................................................................................................................18
Removing the hard drive from the hard drive bracket............................................................................................. 18
Installing the hard drive into the hard drive bracket................................................................................................. 19
Installing the hard drive assembly.................................................................................................................................. 19
Removing the memory module....................................................................................................................................... 19
Installing the memory module.........................................................................................................................................20
Removing the coin cell battery...................................................................................................................................... 20
Installing the coin cell battery......................................................................................................................................... 21
Removing the WLAN card............................................................................................................................................... 21
Installing the WLAN card.................................................................................................................................................22
Removing the Input Output board ............................................................................................................................... 22
Installing the Input Output board ................................................................................................................................. 23
Removing the speakers....................................................................................................................................................23
Installing the speakers......................................................................................................................................................24
Removing the heat sink assembly................................................................................................................................. 24
Installing the heat sink assembly................................................................................................................................... 25
Removing the system board........................................................................................................................................... 25
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