Replacing drives
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53
Replacing the hard disc drive with a 3.5-inch hard disc drive or a single 2.5-inch drive ... 53
Replacing the optical disc drive
................................................................................
57
Memory
................................................................................................................................
60
Replacing the battery
..............................................................................................................
63
Serial port
.............................................................................................................................
65
Webcam module
...................................................................................................................
67
Converter board
....................................................................................................................
70
Touch sensor board
................................................................................................................
73
Heat sinks – Graphics board and processor
..............................................................................
75
Graphics heat sink
..................................................................................................
75
Processor heat sink – model 6300
.............................................................................
76
Processor heat sink – model 8300
.............................................................................
77
Processor
..............................................................................................................................
79
mSATA Solid-State Drive
.........................................................................................................
80
WLAN module
......................................................................................................................
81
Graphics board
.....................................................................................................................
84
Speakers
...............................................................................................................................
86
Fan
......................................................................................................................................
87
Side panels
...........................................................................................................................
88
Power supply
.........................................................................................................................
90
System board
........................................................................................................................
93
Card reader board
..............................................................................................................
100
Power button board
..............................................................................................................
102
Front bezel
..........................................................................................................................
105
Antenna
..............................................................................................................................
109
Display panel
......................................................................................................................
111
Hood sensor
........................................................................................................................
118
Hard drive and optical drive cables and connectors
.................................................................
120
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Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics
............................................................................
122
Safety and Comfort
..............................................................................................................
122
Before You Call for Technical Support
....................................................................................
122
Helpful Hints
........................................................................................................................
123
Solving General Problems
.....................................................................................................
125
Solving Power Problems
........................................................................................................
129
Solving Hard Drive Problems
.................................................................................................
131
Solving Media Card Reader Problems
....................................................................................
134
Solving Display Problems
......................................................................................................
136
Solving Audio Problems
........................................................................................................
141
Solving Printer Problems
........................................................................................................
143
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