Owners Manual

Steps

1. Slide the solid-state drive mounting bracket into the slot on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly, if it is not installed.

2. Align the notches on the solid-state drive with the tabs in the SSD2 slot on the system board.

3. Slide the solid-state drive into the SSD2 slot on the system board.

4. Replace the screw (M2x4) that secures the solid-state drive to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.

Next steps

1. Install the battery

2. Install the base cover.

3. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.

Removing the M.2 2280 solid-state drive from the SSD2

slot

Prerequisites

1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.

2. Remove the base cover.

3. Remove the battery.

About this task

NOTE: This procedure applies only to computers shipped with an M.2 2280 solid-state drive installed in the SSD2 slot.

The following image indicates the location of the M.2 2280 solid-state drive that is installed in the SSD2 slot and provides a visual

representation of the removal procedure.

Disassembly and reassembly