Service Manual

Replacing the power-button board
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information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your
computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer.
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Procedure
1 Using the alignment posts, place the power-button board on the palm-rest
assembly.
2 Adhere the power-button board cable to the palm-rest assembly.
3 Align the screw holes on the power-button board with the screw holes on the
palm-rest assembly.
4 Replace the two screws (M2x3) that secure the power-button board to the
palm-rest assembly.
Post-requisites
1 Replace the system board.
2 Replace the battery.
3 Replace the heat-sink assembly.
4 Replace the coin-cell battery.
5 Replace the computer base.
6 Replace the rear-I/O cover.
7 Replace the solid-state drive.
8 Replace the memory modules.
9 Replace the wireless card.
10 Replace the base cover.
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