Maintenance and Service Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Introduction
- Product Information
- Removal and Replacement
- Disassembly Flowchart
- Removing the Battery
- Removing an SDRAM Module
- Removing the Wireless LAN Mini PCI Card
- Removing the Hard Disk Drive
- Recovering the Factory Software
- Replacing Small Parts
- Removing the Keyboard Cover
- Removing the Speaker Assembly
- Removing the Keyboard
- Removing the Switchboard PCA
- Removing the CD/DVD Drive
- Removing the Display Assembly
- Removing the Top Case
- Removing the Floppy Drive
- Removing the Infrared (I/R) PCA
- Removing the Audio PCA
- Removing the Heat Sink (with Fan)
- Removing the CPU Module
- Removing the RJ11/1394 Connector Module
- Removing the Motherboard
- Replacing Components on a Bottom Case
- Repairing the BIOS IC
- Removing Other Components
- Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
- Replaceable Parts
- Reference Information

2-12 Removal and Replacement Service Manual
Replacing Small Parts
The user can replace the following small parts.
Table 2-4. Replacing Small Parts
Part Replacement Procedure
Rubber screw plugs,
display (on display bezel)
Insert a small flat-blade screwdriver under the rubber screw plug and pry it
loose.
To replace, firmly press the adhesive side of the screw plug into the recess.
Door, Mini PCI
On the bottom of the notebook, loosen the screws that secure the Mini PCI
door to
the bottom case, and then remove the door.
Door, memory
On the bottom of the notebook, loosen the screws that secure the SDRAM
module door
to the bottom case, and then remove the door.
Feet, rubber
(on bottom of notebook)
Insert a small flat-blade screwdriver under the foot and pry it loose. To
replace, firmly
press the adhesive side of the foot into the recess.
Rubber cover,
docking port
(ze4500 only)
Grasp the rubber docking port cover with your fingers and gently remove it. To
replace,
firmly press the docking port cover into the opening in the bottom case.
Cover, modem port
Insert a small flat-blade screwdriver at the top of the cover and gently pry it
loose.
To replace, insert the cover into the modem port opening.