Front bezel
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17
Hood sensor
.........................................................................................................................................................
18
Speaker
................................................................................................................................................................
19
Hard drive
.............................................................................................................................................................
20
Hard drive connector
...........................................................................................................................................
21
Drive cage
............................................................................................................................................................
22
Graphics processor and heat sink assembly
.......................................................................................................
23
M.2 PCIe solid state drive (SSD)
...........................................................................................................................
24
WLAN module
......................................................................................................................................................
25
Battery
.................................................................................................................................................................
27
Expansion connector board
.................................................................................................................................
29
Memory modules
.................................................................................................................................................
30
Memory module
specifications
.........................................................................................................
30
Removing memory modules
.............................................................................................................
30
Fan
........................................................................................................................................................................
34
Heat sink
..............................................................................................................................................................
35
Processor
.............................................................................................................................................................
37
System board
.......................................................................................................................................................
38
System board components
...............................................................................................................
41
Internal WLAN antenna cables
............................................................................................................................
42
Changing from desktop to tower
configuration
..................................................................................................
44
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Computer Setup (F10) Utility
........................................................................................................................
45
Computer Setup (F10) Utilities
............................................................................................................................
45
Using Computer Setup (F10) Utilities
................................................................................................
45
Computer Setup–Main
.......................................................................................................................
47
Computer Setup—Security
...............................................................................................................
49
Computer Setup—Advanced
.............................................................................................................
52
Computer Setup—UEFI Drivers
.........................................................................................................
56
Recovering the
Configuration
Settings
...............................................................................................................
56
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Troubleshooting without diagnostics
............................................................................................................
57
Safety and comfort
..............................................................................................................................................
57
Before you call for technical support
..................................................................................................................
57
Helpful hints
........................................................................................................................................................
58
Solving general problems
....................................................................................................................................
59
Solving power problems
......................................................................................................................................
62
Solving hard drive problems
................................................................................................................................
63
Solving media card reader problems
...................................................................................................................
65
Solving display problems
....................................................................................................................................
66
Solving audio problems
.......................................................................................................................................
70
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