Packaging and transporting guidelines ........................................ 49
Component replacement procedures ........................................................................................ 51
Service tag ............................................................................................................. 51
Computer feet ......................................................................................................... 52
Battery ................................................................................................................... 52
Optical drive .......................................................................................................... 53
Hard drive ............................................................................................................. 56
RTC battery ............................................................................................................ 60
Memory module ...................................................................................................... 61
WLAN module ........................................................................................................ 62
Keyboard ............................................................................................................... 65
Top cover ............................................................................................................... 68
Fingerprint reader board .......................................................................................... 72
Power button board ................................................................................................. 74
Display lid switch board .......................................................................................... 76
SD Card reader board ............................................................................................. 78
Bluetooth module .................................................................................................... 80
USB board ............................................................................................................. 82
Front speakers ........................................................................................................ 84
Power connector cable ............................................................................................ 86
System board ......................................................................................................... 87
Fan/heat sink assembly ........................................................................................... 91
Processor ............................................................................................................... 95
Optical drive cable ................................................................................................. 99
Rear speakers ....................................................................................................... 100
Subwoofer ........................................................................................................... 102
Display assembly .................................................................................................. 103
5 Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics .................................................................. 111
Using Setup Utility ................................................................................................................ 111
Starting Setup Utility .............................................................................................. 111
Changing the language of Setup Utility .................................................................... 111
Navigating and selecting in Setup Utility .................................................................. 112
Displaying system information ................................................................................. 112
Restoring factory settings in Setup Utility ................................................................... 113
Exiting Setup Utility ............................................................................................... 113
Updating the BIOS ................................................................................................ 113
Determining the BIOS version .................................................................. 114
Downloading a BIOS update ................................................................... 114
Using System Diagnostics ...................................................................................................... 115
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