Locatinginternaldrives.........76
Formachinetypes:10A2,10A3,10A8,10A9,
10AH,10AJ,10AM,and10AN........77
Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicators
onthefrontofyourcomputer.......77
Locatingconnectorsontherearofyour
computer...............77
LocatingmajorFRUsandCRUs......80
LookingupFRUinformation.......82
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard....82
Locatinginternaldrives.........8
Formachinetypes:10A4,10A,10AA,10AB,
10DF,10DG,10DH,10DJ,10E8,10E9,10EA,and
10EB..................86
Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicators
onthefrontofyourcomputer.......86
Locatingconnectorsontherearofyour
computer...............87
LocatingmajorFRUsandCRUs......88
LookingupFRUinformation.......90
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard....90
Chapter8ReplacingFRUs(machine
types:10A0,10A1,10A6,10A7,10AG,
10AK,10AL,and10BE)93
Removingthecomputercover........93
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....94
InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard.......9
Installingorreplacingamemorymodule....98
Replacingtheopticaldrive..........100
Installingorreplacingthecardreader......102
Installingthecardreader.........103
Replacingthecardreader........10
InstallingorreplacingthefrontUSBassembly..106
InstallingthefrontUSBassembly.....106
ReplacingthefrontUSBassembly.....109
Replacingthebattery............110
Replacingthepowersupplyassembly.....112
Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly....113
Replacingthemicroprocessor........11
Replacingthesystemboard.........117
InstallingorreplacingthemSATAsolid-state
drive...................120
InstallingthemSATAsolid-statedrive....120
ReplacingthemSATAsolid-statedrive...122
Replacingtheprimaryharddiskdrive......126
Replacingthesecondaryharddiskdrive....128
Installingthesolid-statedrive.........130
Replacingthefrontfanassembly.......131
Replacingtherearfanassembly........133
ReplacingthefrontaudioandUSBassembly..13
Replacingtheinternalspeaker........138
Replacingthethermalsensor.........140
Replacingthecoverpresenceswitch......142
ReplacingtheWi-Fiunits..........144
RemovingtheWi-Fiadaptercard.....14
RemovingtheWi-Ficardmodule.....147
InstallingtheWi-Fiunits.........149
InstallingorremovingtherearWi-Fiantenna...12
InstallingtherearWi-Fiantenna......12
RemovingtherearWi-Fiantenna......13
InstallingorremovingthefrontWi-Fiantenna..13
InstallingthefrontWi-Fiantenna......13
RemovingthefrontWi-Fiantenna.....1
Replacingthekeyboardormouse.......1
Completingthepartsreplacement.......16
Obtainingdevicedrivers.........17
Chapter9ReplacingFRUs(machine
types:10A2,10A3,10A8,10A9,10AH,
10AJ,10AM,and10AN)159
Installingexternaloptions..........19
Removingthecomputercover........19
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....160
Accessingthesystemboardcomponentsand
drives..................161
InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard.......162
Installingorreplacingamemorymodule....164
Replacingtheopticaldrive..........166
Installingorreplacingthecardreaderassembly..169
Installingthecardreaderassembly.....169
Replacingthecardreaderassembly....171
InstallingorreplacingthefrontUSBassembly..174
InstallingthefrontUSBassembly.....174
ReplacingthefrontUSBassembly.....176
Replacingthebattery............179
InstallingorreplacingthemSATAsolid-state
drive...................180
InstallingthemSATAsolid-statedrive....180
ReplacingthemSATAsolid-statedrive...182
Replacingthepowersupplyassembly.....186
Replacingthepowerswitchunit........189
Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly....191
Replacingthemicroprocessor........194
Replacingthesystemboard.........196
Replacingthecoverpresenceswitch......200
Replacingtheprimaryharddiskdrive......202
Installingorreplacingthesecondaryharddisk
drive...................204
Installingthesecondaryharddiskdrive...20
Replacingthesecondaryharddiskdrive...208
Installingthesolid-statedrive.........211
Replacingthefrontfanassembly.......213
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