Battery ............................................................................................................................... 37
Optical drive ....................................................................................................................... 39
Hard drive or SSD .............................................................................................................. 41
RTC battery ....................................................................................................................... 43
Memory module ................................................................................................................. 44
WLAN module .................................................................................................................... 45
Keyboard ........................................................................................................................... 47
Top cover ........................................................................................................................... 50
Power button board ........................................................................................................... 53
TouchPad button board ..................................................................................................... 54
TouchPad LED board ........................................................................................................ 55
Speakers ............................................................................................................................ 57
LED board .......................................................................................................................... 58
USB board ......................................................................................................................... 59
Power connector cable ...................................................................................................... 60
System board ..................................................................................................................... 61
Optical drive cable ............................................................................................................. 63
Fan and heat sink .............................................................................................................. 65
Processor ........................................................................................................................... 72
Display assembly ............................................................................................................... 75
5 Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics ............................................................................................ 82
Using Setup Utility .............................................................................................................................. 82
Starting Setup Utility .......................................................................................................... 82
Changing the language of Setup Utility ............................................................................. 82
Navigating and selecting in Setup Utility ............................................................................ 83
Displaying system information ........................................................................................... 83
Restoring factory settings in Setup Utility .......................................................................... 84
Exiting Setup Utility ............................................................................................................ 84
Updating the BIOS ............................................................................................................. 84
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................... 85
Downloading a BIOS update ............................................................................. 85
Using System Diagnostics .................................................................................................................. 86
6 Specifications ................................................................................................................................................ 87
Computer specifications ..................................................................................................................... 87
43.9 cm (17.3 in) display specifications .............................................................................................. 88
Hard drive specifications .................................................................................................................... 89
SSD specifications ............................................................................................................................. 90
DVD±RW and CD-RW SuperMulti Double-Layer Combo Drive specifications .................................. 91
BD ROM and DVD±R/RW SuperMulti Double-Layer Drive specifications ......................................... 92
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