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Electrostatic discharge damage .................................................................. 43
Packaging and transporting guidelines ........................................ 44
Component replacement procedures ........................................................................................ 46
Service tag ............................................................................................................. 46
Battery ................................................................................................................... 47
Hard drive ............................................................................................................. 48
RTC battery ............................................................................................................ 51
Optical drive .......................................................................................................... 52
Memory module ...................................................................................................... 55
Keyboard ............................................................................................................... 56
WLAN module ........................................................................................................ 61
Solid-state drive ...................................................................................................... 64
Top cover ............................................................................................................... 65
Power button board ................................................................................................. 69
Fingerprint reader board .......................................................................................... 70
TouchPad button board ............................................................................................ 72
Fan ....................................................................................................................... 73
System board ......................................................................................................... 75
Heat sink ................................................................................................................ 78
Processor ............................................................................................................... 81
Optical drive connector board .................................................................................. 83
Speakers ................................................................................................................ 84
USB board ............................................................................................................. 86
Subwoofer ............................................................................................................. 87
Power connector cable ............................................................................................ 88
Display assembly .................................................................................................... 90
5 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics ........................................................... 98
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ..................................................................................................... 98
Updating the BIOS ................................................................................................................. 98
Determining the BIOS version ................................................................................... 98
Downloading a BIOS update .................................................................................... 99
Using System Diagnostics ...................................................................................................... 100
6 Specifications ............................................................................................................... 101
Computer specifications ........................................................................................................ 101
15.6-inch WGA display specifications .................................................................................... 102
Hard drive specifications ...................................................................................................... 103
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