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Adding and Replacing Parts 113
Hinge Covers
CAUTION: Before you perform the following procedures, read and follow the safety instructions at the
front of this document (see page 9).
NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by
periodically touching a connector on the back panel of the computer.
NOTICE: To avoid damaging the system board, you must remove the main battery before you begin
working inside the computer.
1
Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" (see page 99).
NOTE: The hinge cover consists of three separate pieces: the left cover, the right cover, and the center
cover. To remove computer components, you must remove all three covers except for when removing the
keyboard or the reserve battery. For these two components, remove only the center cover.
2
Remove the left and right hinge covers:
a
Open the display.
b
Slide the left and right hinge covers toward the back of the computer, and then slide
them to the side, away from the computer.
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