Grounding guidelines
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45
Electrostatic discharge damage
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45
Packaging and transporting guidelines
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46
Workstation guidelines
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46
Equipment guidelines
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47
Component replacement procedures
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48
Service tag
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48
Computer feet
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49
Battery
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50
Switch cover and keyboard
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51
Memory module
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55
Optical drive
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56
Power button board
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58
Speakers
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60
Thermal shield
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62
WLAN module
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65
WWAN module
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68
Heat sink and fan
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69
Processor
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74
Palm rest
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76
Hard drive
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78
Display assembly on computers with 17.3-in displays
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80
Display assembly on computers with 15.6-in displays
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86
Top cover
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92
RTC battery
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96
Bluetooth module
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98
Modem module
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99
Audio board
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101
System board
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103
USB connector assembly
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106
RJ-11 connector assembly
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107
Power connector assembly
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109
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Computer Setup
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111
Computer Setup
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111
Starting Computer Setup
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111
Using Computer Setup
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111
Navigating and selecting in Computer Setup
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111
Restoring factory settings in Computer Setup
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112
Computer Setup menus
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113
File menu
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113
Security menu
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115
System Configuration menu
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116
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