Optical drive
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34
Hard drive
..........................................................................................................................
36
Replacing the hard drive
...................................................................................
38
Installing a hard drive with an operating system
...............................
38
Installing a hard drive without an operating system
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38
Memory module
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39
WLAN module
....................................................................................................................
42
Keyboard
...........................................................................................................................
44
Top cover
...........................................................................................................................
48
Speakers
............................................................................................................................
51
Power button board
...........................................................................................................
52
TouchPad button board
.....................................................................................................
54
TouchPad LED board
........................................................................................................
55
Display assembly
...............................................................................................................
57
Optical drive cable
.............................................................................................................
63
USB board
.........................................................................................................................
64
Power connector
................................................................................................................
65
System board
.....................................................................................................................
66
RTC battery
.......................................................................................................................
69
Fan and heat sink
..............................................................................................................
70
PCH heat sink
....................................................................................................................
73
Processor
...........................................................................................................................
74
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Specifications
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76
Computer specifications
.....................................................................................................................
76
39.6-cm (15.6-in) display specifications
.............................................................................................
77
Hard drive specifications
....................................................................................................................
78
DVD±RW and CD-RW SuperMulti Double-Layer Combo Drive specifications
..................................
79
Blu-ray Disc ROM and DVD±R/RW SuperMulti Double-Layer Drive specifications
...........................
80
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Setup Utility (BIOS)
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81
Starting Setup Utility
...........................................................................................................................
81
Using Setup Utility
..............................................................................................................................
81
Changing the language of Setup Utility
.............................................................................
81
Navigating and selecting in Setup Utility
............................................................................
81
Displaying system information
...........................................................................................
82
Restoring factory default settings in Setup Utility
..............................................................
82
Exiting Setup Utility
............................................................................................................
82
Updating the BIOS
.............................................................................................................................
83
Determining the BIOS version
...........................................................................................
83
Downloading a BIOS update
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83
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