Chapter 1: Working inside your computer
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Safety instructions
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Before working inside your computer
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Safety precautions
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Electrostatic dischargeāESD protection
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ESD field service kit
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Transporting sensitive components
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After working inside your computer
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Chapter 2: Removing and installing components
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Recommended tools
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Screw List
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Major components of your system
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Side cover
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Removing the side cover
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Installing the side cover
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Intrusion switch
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Removing the intrusion switch
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Installing the intrusion switch
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Front bezel
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Removing the front bezel
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Installing the front bezel
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Hard drive
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Removing the 2.5/3.5-inch hard-drive caddy
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Removing the 2.5-inch hard-drive
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Installing the 2.5/3.5-inch hard-drive caddy
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Installing the 2.5-inch hard-drive
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Solid-state drive
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Removing the M.2 2230 solid-state drive
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Installing the M.2 2230 solid-state drive
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Removing the M.2 2280 solid-state drive
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Installing the M.2 2280 solid-state drive
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Optical drive
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Removing the hard-drive and optical-drive bracket
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Installing the hard-drive and optical-drive bracket
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Removing the slim optical-drive
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Installing the slim optical-drive
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SD-card reader
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Removing the SD-card reader
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Installing the SD-card reader
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WLAN card
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Removing the WLAN card
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Installing the WLAN card
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Fan and heat-sink assembly
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