Laptop User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Product description
- External component identification
- Illustrated parts catalog
- Removal and replacement procedures
- Preliminary replacement requirements
- Component replacement procedures
- Service tag
- Computer feet
- Battery
- SIM
- Bluetooth module
- Expansion memory module
- WLAN module
- Primary hard drive
- WWAN module
- Optical drive
- Switch cover and keyboard
- LED board
- RTC battery
- Secondary hard drive
- Primary memory module
- Display assembly
- Top cover
- Speaker
- System board
- ExpressCard assembly
- Modem module
- Fan
- Heat sink
- Computer Setup
- Specifications
- Computer specifications
- 12.1-inch, WXGA display specifications
- Hard drive specifications
- DVD-ROM Drive specifications
- DVD±RW and CD-RW SuperMulti Double-Layer Combo Drive specifications
- System DMA specifications
- System interrupt specifications
- System I/O address specifications
- System memory map specifications
- Screw listing
- Backup and recovery
- Connector pin assignments
- Power cord set requirements
- Recycling
- Index
Unknown user password
If the computer you are servicing has an unknown user password, follow these steps to clear the
password:
NOTE: These steps also clear CMOS.
1. Shut down the computer. If you are unsure whether the computer is off or in Hibernation, turn the
computer on, and then shut it down through the operating system.
2. Disconnect all external devices connected to the computer.
3. Disconnect the power from the computer by first unplugging the power cord from the AC outlet and
then unplugging the AC adapter from the computer.
4. Remove the battery (see
Battery on page 46).
5. Remove the real-time clock (RTC) battery (see
RTC battery on page 67).
6. Wait approximately 5 minutes.
7. Replace the RTC battery and reassemble the computer.
8. Connect AC power to the computer. Do not reinsert any batteries at this time.
9. Turn on the computer.
All passwords and all CMOS settings have been cleared.
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