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HINGE COVERS

• The hinge cover consists of three separate pieces: the left cover, the right cover, and the center cover. To remove computer components, you must remove all three covers except for when removing the keyboard or the reserve battery. For these two components, remove only the center cover.

Remove the left and right hinge covers:

• Open the display.
• Slide the left and right hinge covers forward (toward the back of the computer) and then slide them to the side, away from the computer.

Remove the center hinge cover:

• Close the display.
• Facing the front of the computer, press in on the two hinge cover snaps and pull them up slightly to disengage them.

• Open the display all the way (180 degrees) so that it lies flat against your work surface.
• Lift the center hinge cover just enough to access the flex-cable connector.
• Using the pull-tab, disconnect the center–hinge-cover flex cable from the system board connector.

KEYBOARD

• Open the display.
• Remove the center hinge cover.  You do not need to remove the left and right hinge covers.
• Remove the two M2.5 x 3-mm screws across the top of the keyboard.  The keycaps on the keyboard are fragile, easily dislodged, and time-consuming to replace. Be careful when removing and handling the keyboard.
• Lift up the keyboard and gently slide it toward the display.
• Hold the keyboard up and slightly forward to allow access to the keyboard connector.
• Pull up on the keyboard connector tab to disconnect the keyboard connector from the system board.
• To avoid scratching the palm rest when replacing the keyboard, hook the four tabs along the front edge of the keyboard into the palm rest, and then secure the keyboard in place.

MODEM

• Remove the left, right, and center hinge covers.
• Remove the keyboard.
• Remove the M2.5 x 3-mm screw.
• Pull up on the pull-tab to disconnect the modem from the modem connector on the system board.
• Do not disconnect the modem cable from the system board.  Disconnect the modem cable from the modem.

INSTALLING THE MODEM

• Ensure that the modem cable is routed correctly when you replace the modem.
• Do not press down on the left side of the modem while installing it.
• Align the connector on the bottom of the modem with the modem connector on the system board and then press down on the right side of the modem to seat both connectors.
• Replace the M2.5 x 3-mm screw.

RESERVE BATTERY

• Remove the center hinge cover.  You do not need to remove the left and right hinge covers.
• Remove the keyboard.
• Disconnect the reserve battery cable connector from the system board.
• Lift the reserve battery clip slightly to disengage it from the fan chassis.
• Pull the reserve battery together with the clip straight out of the computer base.
• Use a scribe to press the reserve battery cable connector into the system board connector when replacing the reserve battery.

DISPLAY ASS'Y AND DISPLAY LATCH

• Before turning the computer over and removing the screws, ensure that the display is firmly latched closed.
• Turn the computer over and remove the four screws (two on each side) labeled "D" on the bottom of the computer.
• Turn the computer over and open the display.
• Remove the left, right, and center hinge covers.
• Disconnect the antenna cables (pull to separate the connectors).

• Use the pull-tab to disconnect the display cable.
• Lift the display out of the computer at a 90-degree angle.

DISPLAY

• Remove the DISPLAY.
• Remove the six rubber display bumpers and two screw covers.
• Remove the six M2.5 x 6-mm screws and two M2.5 x 6-mm shoulder screws and remove the display bezel

• Remove the display bezel.
• Remove the M2 x 3-mm ground screw that attaches the display-panel ground wire to the back display cover.
• Remove the eight M2 x 3-mm screws from each side of the display panel.

• Lift the display panel out of the display cover.

• Press in both sides of the top flex-cable connector, and pull the top flex-cable connector away from the display connector.

• Use the pull-tab to disconnect the bottom flex-cable connector from the inverter connector.

DISPLAY LATCH

• Remove the two M2.5 x 4-mm screws and remove the display latch.

KEYBOARD BRACKET

• Remove the KEYBOARD.
• Remove the DISPLAY ASS’Y.
• Remove the four M2.5 x 6-mm screws.
• Pull up on the pull-tab on the FPC cable connector to disconnect the FPC cable from the keyboard bracket.
• Slightly lift up the keyboard bracket, move it approximately one inch toward the back of the computer, and then lift straight up to remove it.

PALM REST

• Remove the left, right, and center HINGE COVERS.
• Remove the display ass’y.
• Remove the keyboard bracket.
• Turn over the computer and remove the three M2.5 x 8-mm screws labeled "P."

• Turn the computer top-side up and remove the four M2.5 x 6-mm screws labeled "P."
• Disconnect the touch-pad connector from the system board.
• Slide the palm rest forward and remove it from the computer.

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