Contents
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Working on Your Computer
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Before Working Inside Your Computer
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Turning Off Your Computer
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After Working Inside Your Computer
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Removing and Installing Components
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Recommended Tools
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System Overview
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Removing the Base Cover
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Installing the Base Cover
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Removing the System Badge
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Installing the System Badge
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Removing the Battery
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Installing the Battery
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Removing the Touchpad
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Installing the Touchpad
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Removing the Hard Drive
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Installing the Hard Drive
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Removing the Speakers
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Installing the Speakers
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Removing the Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card
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Installing the WLAN Card
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Removing the Coin-Cell Battery
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Installing the Coin-Cell Battery
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Removing the mSATA Card
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Installing the mSATA Card
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Removing the Fans
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Installing the Fans
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Removing the Heatsink
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Installing the Heatsink
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Removing the Power-Adapter Port
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Installing the Power-Adapter Port
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Removing the Input/Output (I/O) Board
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Installing the I/O Board
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Removing the Memory Module(s)
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Installing the Memory Module(s)
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Removing the System Board
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Installing the System Board
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