Chapter 1: Working on your computer
............................................................................................
7
Safety instructions
..............................................................................................................................................................
7
Before working inside your computer
.............................................................................................................................
7
Turning off your computer
................................................................................................................................................
8
Turning off your — Windows
.....................................................................................................................................
8
Turning off your computer — Windows 7
...............................................................................................................
8
After working inside your computer
................................................................................................................................
8
Chapter 2: Disassembly and reassembly
.......................................................................................
10
Recommended tools
..........................................................................................................................................................
10
Screw size list
.....................................................................................................................................................................
10
Chassis view
.........................................................................................................................................................................
11
Front open view
.............................................................................................................................................................
11
Left view
.......................................................................................................................................................................
12
Palm rest view
...............................................................................................................................................................
13
Right view
......................................................................................................................................................................
13
Battery
..................................................................................................................................................................................
14
Removing the battery
.................................................................................................................................................
14
Installing the battery
....................................................................................................................................................
14
Optical drive
........................................................................................................................................................................
15
Removing the optical drive
.......................................................................................................................................
15
Removing the optical drive bracket
.........................................................................................................................
15
Installing the optical drive bracket
...........................................................................................................................
16
Installing the optical drive
..........................................................................................................................................
16
Keyboard lattice and Keyboard
.......................................................................................................................................
16
Removing the keyboard
..............................................................................................................................................
16
Installing the keyboard
................................................................................................................................................
18
Base cover
...........................................................................................................................................................................
18
Removing the base cover
...........................................................................................................................................
18
Installing the base cover
.............................................................................................................................................
21
Hard drive
............................................................................................................................................................................
21
Removing the hard drive assembly
..........................................................................................................................
21
Removing the hard drive from the hard drive bracket
.......................................................................................
22
Installing the hard drive into the hard drive bracket
...........................................................................................
23
Installing the hard drive assembly
............................................................................................................................
23
WLAN card
..........................................................................................................................................................................
23
Removing the WLAN card
.........................................................................................................................................
23
Installing the WLAN card
...........................................................................................................................................
24
Memory modules
...............................................................................................................................................................
24
Removing the memory module
.................................................................................................................................
24
Installing the memory module
...................................................................................................................................
25
Coin-cell battery
................................................................................................................................................................
26
Removing the coin cell battery
................................................................................................................................
26
Installing the coin cell battery
...................................................................................................................................
26
Contents
Contents
3