User Manual

GUID-DC61C8F1-86D0-49DE-B8D8-229750E714D6

Removing the I/O 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. For more safety best

practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at

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GUID-4E2BE14F-6641-4FA5-8393-1D705E89011F

Prerequisites

1 Remove the base cover.

2 Remove the battery.

3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in “Removing the hard drive”.

4 Remove the keyboard.

5 Remove the palm-rest assembly.

GUID-FC2C2F7E-7427-49C5-BA7E-482D730890E0

Procedure

1 Peel o the tape to open the latch and disconnect the I/O-board cable from the

I/O board.

2 Disconnect the I/O-board power cables from the I/O board.

3 Disconnect the subwoofer cable from the I/O board.