Drive handling ......................................................................................... 49
Grounding guidelines .............................................................................................. 49
Electrostatic discharge damage .................................................................. 49
Packaging and transporting guidelines ........................................ 51
Component replacement procedures ........................................................................................ 53
Service tag and PCID label ....................................................................................... 53
Service tag .............................................................................................. 53
PCID label ............................................................................................... 54
Computer feet ......................................................................................................... 55
Battery ................................................................................................................... 56
Display subcomponents (bezel, webcam, panel) ......................................................... 57
WLAN module ........................................................................................................ 64
Memory module ...................................................................................................... 67
Hard drive ............................................................................................................. 70
RTC battery ............................................................................................................ 73
Optical drive .......................................................................................................... 74
Keyboard ............................................................................................................... 76
Top cover ............................................................................................................... 79
Power button board ................................................................................................. 83
TouchPad button board ............................................................................................ 85
Speakers ................................................................................................................ 87
USB board ............................................................................................................. 89
Power connector cable ............................................................................................ 91
Display assembly .................................................................................................... 93
System board ....................................................................................................... 102
Optical drive cable ............................................................................................... 107
Fan/heat sink assembly ......................................................................................... 109
Processor ............................................................................................................. 115
5 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics in Windows 8 .................................. 118
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ................................................................................................... 118
Updating the BIOS ............................................................................................................... 118
Determining the BIOS version ................................................................................. 118
Downloading a BIOS update .................................................................................. 119
Using System Diagnostics ...................................................................................................... 120
6 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics in Windows 7 .................................. 121
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ................................................................................................... 121
Updating the BIOS ............................................................................................................... 121
Determining the BIOS version ................................................................................. 121
Downloading a BIOS update .................................................................................. 122
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