Compaq CQ45 Laptop User Manual


 
Table of contents
1 Product description
2 External component identification
Top components ................................................................................................................................... 7
TouchPad ............................................................................................................................ 7
Lights ................................................................................................................................... 8
Buttons, speakers, and fingerprint reader (select models only) ........................................... 9
Keys ................................................................................................................................... 11
Display ............................................................................................................................... 12
Wireless antennae (select models only) ............................................................................ 12
Front components .............................................................................................................................. 14
Left-side components ......................................................................................................................... 15
Rear component ................................................................................................................................. 16
Right-side components ....................................................................................................................... 16
Bottom components ........................................................................................................................... 17
3 Illustrated parts catalog
Serial number location ........................................................................................................................ 18
Computer major components ............................................................................................................. 19
Display assembly components ........................................................................................................... 25
Plastics Kit .......................................................................................................................................... 26
Mass storage devices ......................................................................................................................... 27
Miscellaneous parts ............................................................................................................................ 28
Sequential part number listing ............................................................................................................ 29
4 Removal and replacement procedures
Preliminary replacement requirements ............................................................................................... 35
Tools required .................................................................................................................... 35
Service considerations ....................................................................................................... 35
Plastic parts ....................................................................................................... 35
Cables and connectors ..................................................................................... 36
Drive handling ................................................................................................... 36
Grounding guidelines ......................................................................................................... 37
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