User's Manual

Removing and installing com ponents
during servicing
Preparing to remove components
If you are going to remove or change system components, prepare for the removal as follows:
Please observe the safety information in chapter "Important notes", Page 14.
Remove the power plug from the mains o utlet !
► Switch the device off.
The device must not be in energy-saving mod e !
► Close the LCD screen.
► Remove all the cables from the device.
► Turn the device over and place it on a stable, flat and clean surface. If necessary, lay an
anti-slip cloth on this surface to pre vent the device from being scratched.
► Remove the battery (see "
Removing a battery", Page 54 ).
Installing and removing memory expansion
MemorymoduleMainmemoryRemovingmemorySysteme xpansionSystem expansion
If you are asked by the Hotline/Service Desk to remove and insta ll the memory
expansion y ourself, proceed as follows:
Please observe the safety information in chapter "Important notes", Page 14.
When installing/removing mem ory modules, the battery must be removed from
the notebook and the notebook must not be connected to the power supply,
see "
Preparing to remove components", Pag e 90.
Only use m emory expansion modules that have been approved for your
notebook (see "
Technical d ata", Pa ge 107).
Never use force when installing or removing a mem ory extension.
Make sure that foreign objects do not fall into the memory extension compartment.
You m ust open the service compart
ment to remove or install a memory module. On so me devices,
opening the compartment may exp
ose other components. Th ese components should be removed
and replaced only by authorise
d specialists. Therefore, be sure to observe the following:
Individual components can be
come very hot during operation. Therefore, we
recommend that you wait one ho
ur after switching off the notebook before removing
or installing memory module
s. O therwise, there is a risk of suffering burns!
As some components are expose
d that are sensitive to s tatic electricity, please take
note of chapter "
Notes on ins
talling and removing boards and components", Page 89.
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