Service Manual

Installing the wireless card............................................................................................................................................42
Rear-I/O cover...................................................................................................................................................................43
Removing the rear I/O-cover...................................................................................................................................... 43
Installing the rear I/O-cover........................................................................................................................................ 44
Touchpad............................................................................................................................................................................45
Removing the touchpad............................................................................................................................................... 45
Installing the touchpad................................................................................................................................................. 47
Power-adapter port........................................................................................................................................................... 48
Removing the power-adapter port..............................................................................................................................48
Installing the power-adapter port............................................................................................................................... 49
Display assembly................................................................................................................................................................ 50
Removing the display assembly................................................................................................................................... 50
Installing the display assembly......................................................................................................................................53
Keyboard-controller board............................................................................................................................................... 56
Removing the keyboard-controller board.................................................................................................................. 56
Installing the keyboard-controller board.................................................................................................................... 56
System board...................................................................................................................................................................... 57
Removing the system board......................................................................................................................................... 57
Installing the system board............................................................................................................................................61
Heat-sink assembly............................................................................................................................................................ 65
Removing the heat-sink assembly................................................................................................................................65
Installing the heat-sink assembly..................................................................................................................................66
USB board.......................................................................................................................................................................... 68
Removing the USB board.............................................................................................................................................68
Installing the USB board...............................................................................................................................................69
Power button......................................................................................................................................................................70
Removing the power button........................................................................................................................................ 70
Installing the power button........................................................................................................................................... 71
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly..................................................................................................................................... 72
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly........................................................................................................72
Installing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly..........................................................................................................73
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads........................................................................................................ 74
Chapter 4: System setup........................................................................................................................75
BIOS overview....................................................................................................................................................................75
Entering BIOS setup program........................................................................................................................................... 75
Navigation keys..................................................................................................................................................................75
Boot Sequence................................................................................................................................................................... 75
System setup options..........................................................................................................................................................76
System and setup password............................................................................................................................................... 86
Assigning a system setup password..............................................................................................................................86
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password...........................................................................................87
Clearing CMOS settings............................................................................................................................................... 87
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords................................................................................................87
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting...................................................................................................................89
System-diagnostic lights.................................................................................................................................................... 89
Flashing BIOS (USB key)...................................................................................................................................................90
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