User Manual

Replacing the power-adapter
port
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Procedure
1 Slide the power-adapter port into the slot on the palm-rest assembly.
2 Replace the screw that secures the power-adapter port to the palm-rest
assembly.
3 Route the power-adapter port cable along its routing guides on the
palm-rest assembly.
4 Close the display hinge and replace the screw that secures the display
hinge to the palm-rest assembly.
Post-requisites
1 Replace the display assembly.
2 Replace the system board.
3 Replace the heat sink.
4 Replace the I\O board.
5 Replace the wireless card.
6 Replace the memory module.
7 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 6 in “Replacing the hard drive”.
8 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 7 in “Replacing the base cover”.
9 Follow the procedures from step 4 to step 5 in “Replacing the optical
drive”.
10 Replace the keyboard.
11 Replace the battery.
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