﻿Note: The following video depicts a specific configuration of the notebook.
The same removal and replacement procedures apply to all configurations of the notebook.
Before you begin: Remove the optical drive (if installed),
base enclosure, battery, wireless module, fan, and RJ-45 door.
Removal
IMPORTANT: Make careful note of the routing of all cables connected to the system board
for later replacement.
Peel back the retention tape
and disconnect the display panel cable from its connector on the system board.
Disconnect the rear speaker cable from its connector on the system board.
Remove the retention tape
and disconnect the power connector cable from its connector on the system board.
Remove the power connector cable from the routing channel on the system board.
Disconnect the front speaker cable from its connector on the system board.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the card reader board ZIF connector
and disconnect the card reader board ribbon cable from the system board.
CAUTION! Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Using a flat, non-metallic tool,
carefully remove the RTC battery from the adhesive that secures it to the top cover.
Remove the RTC battery cable from the routing channel on the top cover.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the fingerprint reader board ZIF connector
and disconnect the fingerprint reader board ribbon cable from the system board.
CAUTION! Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the touchpad board ZIF connector
and disconnect the touchpad board ribbon cable from the system board.
CAUTION! Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the keyboard light ZIF connector
and disconnect the keyboard light ribbon cable from the system board.
CAUTION! Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the LED board ZIF connector
and disconnect the LED board ribbon cable from the system board.
CAUTION! Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the keyboard ZIF connector
and disconnect the keyboard ribbon cable from the system board.
CAUTION! Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Remove the two 3 mm P1 Phillips-head screws that secure the system board to the top cover.
Lift the left edge of the system board off of the alignment pins
and slide the external connectors out of the cut outs in the top cover.
Remove the system board.
Replacement
Note: Before installing a new system board,
remove the following from the old system board and install on the new system board:
Heat Sink
Memory Board(s)
Solid State Drive
RTC Battery
Toe the external connectors on the system board into the cut outs in the top cover
and lower the system board onto the alignment pins.
CAUTION! Ensure that the all cables are free from being pinched
between the system board and top cover.
Replace the two 3 mm P1 Phillips-head screws that secure the system board to the top cover.
Insert the keyboard ribbon cable into the keyboard ZIF connector on the system board
and press the locking bar down to lock the cable into place.
CAUTION! Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Insert the LED board ribbon cable into the LED board ZIF connector on the system board
and press the locking bar down to lock the cable into place.
CAUTION! Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Insert the keyboard light ribbon cable
into the keyboard light ZIF connector on the system board
and press the locking bar down to lock the cable into place.
CAUTION! Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Insert the touchpad board ribbon cable
into the touchpad board ZIF connector on the system board
and press the locking bar down to lock the cable into place.
CAUTION! Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Insert the fingerprint reader board ribbon cable
into the fingerprint reader board ZIF connector on the system board
and press the locking bar down to lock the cable into place.
CAUTION! Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Place the RTC battery into position on the top cover
and gently apply pressure to it to adhere it into place.
Route the RTC battery cable around the routing channel on the top cover.
Connect the front speaker cable into its connector on the system board.
Insert the card reader board ribbon cable
into the card reader board ZIF connector on the system board
and press the locking bar down to lock the cable into place.
CAUTION! Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Connect the power connector cable into its connector on the system board.
Route the power connector cable through the routing channel on the system board
and replace the tape that secures it to the system board.
Connect the rear speaker cable into its connector on the system board.
Connect the display panel cable into its connector on the system board and replace the retention tape.
Route the display panel cable through the routing channel on the top cover.
IMPORTANT: After system board replacement,
be sure to complete post-installation tasks as required that may include:
Verifying functionality of the notebook
Updating the BIOS
Updating DMI and other settings
Injecting Microsoft Windows 8 Digital Product Keys