Electrostatic discharge damage .................................................................. 53
Packaging and transporting guidelines ........................................ 55
Component replacement procedures ........................................................................................ 57
Service tag ............................................................................................................. 57
Computer feet ......................................................................................................... 58
Battery ................................................................................................................... 59
Optical drive .......................................................................................................... 60
Hard drive ............................................................................................................. 62
RTC battery ............................................................................................................ 65
Memory module ...................................................................................................... 66
WLAN module ........................................................................................................ 67
Keyboard ............................................................................................................... 70
Top cover ............................................................................................................... 74
Power button board ................................................................................................. 77
Fingerprint reader board .......................................................................................... 78
Bluetooth module .................................................................................................... 79
USB board ............................................................................................................. 82
Power connector cable ............................................................................................ 83
System board ......................................................................................................... 85
Fan/heat sink assembly ........................................................................................... 90
Processor ............................................................................................................... 95
Speakers ................................................................................................................ 99
Optical drive connector cable ................................................................................. 102
Display assembly .................................................................................................. 103
5 Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics .................................................................. 112
Using Setup Utility ................................................................................................................ 112
Starting Setup Utility .............................................................................................. 112
Changing the language of Setup Utility .................................................................... 112
Navigating and selecting in Setup Utility .................................................................. 113
Displaying system information ................................................................................. 113
Restoring factory settings in Setup Utility ................................................................... 114
Exiting Setup Utility ............................................................................................... 114
Updating the BIOS ................................................................................................ 114
Determining the BIOS version .................................................................. 115
Downloading a BIOS update ................................................................... 115
Using System Diagnostics ...................................................................................................... 116
6 Specifications ............................................................................................................... 117
Computer specifications ........................................................................................................ 117
15.6-inch display specifications ............................................................................................. 118
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