HP G72 Notebook PC - Maintenance and Service Guide

4. Remove the battery (see Battery on page 42).
5. Remove the following components:
a. Hard drive (see
Hard drive on page 43)
b. Optical drive (see
Optical drive on page 46)
c. Keyboard (see
Keyboard on page 54)
d. Top cover (see
Top cover on page 57)
e. Speaker assembly (see
Speaker assembly on page 60)
f. Display assembly (see
Display assembly on page 69)
g. System board (see
System board on page 75)
h. Fan/heat sink assembly (see
Fan/heat sink assembly on page 79)
Remove the processor:
1. Turn the processor locking screw (1) one-half turn counterclockwise until you hear a click.
2. Lift the processor (2) straight up and remove it.
NOTE: The gold triangle (3) on the processor must be aligned with the triangle icon (4)
embossed on the processor socket when you install the processor.
Reverse this procedure to install the processor.
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