User's Manual

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Attention:TheM.2solid-statedriveissensitive.Incorrecthandlingcancausedamageandpermanentloss
ofdata.Observethefollowingguidelines:
ReplacetheM.2solid-statedriveonlyifyouupgradeitorhaveitrepaired.Theconnectorsandslotofthe
M.2solid-statedrivearenotdesignedforfrequentchangesorreplacement.
DonotdroptheM.2solid-statedriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.PuttheM.2solid-statedriveona
material,suchassoftcloth,thatabsorbsanyphysicalshocks.
DonotapplypressuretothecoveroftheM.2solid-statedrive.
Donottouchtheconnector.
BeforeremovingtheM.2solid-statedrive,makeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonit,andthen
turnoffthecomputer.
NeverremovetheM.2solid-statedrivewhilethecomputerisoperating,insleepmode,orinhibernation
mode.
ToreplacetheM.2solid-statedrive,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffyourcomputeranddisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.
2.Disablethebuilt-inbattery.See“Disablingthebuilt-inbattery”onpage119.
3.Closethecomputerdisplayandturnthecomputerover.
4.Removethebasecoverassembly.See“Replacingthebasecoverassembly”onpage123.
5.RemovethescrewthatsecurestheM.2solid-statedrive.
Chapter10.Replacingdevices125