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Chapter 3 Removal and Replacement
General Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Disassembly Procedure Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Removing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Removing the Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Disassembling the Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . .68
Disassembling the Middle Cover . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Removing the LCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Disassembling the LCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Disassembling the Main Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Removing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Removing the DIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Removing the MODEM Board . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Removing the RTC Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Removing the Lower Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Removing the System Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Removing the Touchpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Removing the Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Removing the PCMCIA Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting
System Check Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
External Diskette Drive Check. . . . . . . . . . . . .86
External CD-ROM Drive Check. . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check . . . 87
Memory Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Power System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Touchpad Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Error Symptom-to-FRU Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Intermittent Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Information
Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
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