﻿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 battery, optical drive, rear corner covers, top cover,
wireless module, and display panel assembly.
Removal
IMPORTANT: Make careful note of the routing of the display panel
and power connector cables for later replacement.
Disconnect the speaker cable from its connector on the system board.
Remove the power connector from its cradle on the base enclosure.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the battery connector board ZIF connector
and disconnect the battery connector 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 optical drive connector ZIF connector
and disconnect the optical drive connector 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 hard disk drive adapter ZIF connector
and disconnect the hard disk drive adapter 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 USB board ZIF connector
and disconnect the USB board ribbon cable from the system board.
CAUTION! Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Remove the three 5.5 mm P1 Phillips-head screws
that secure the system board to the base enclosure.
Grasp the right edge of the system board
and lift the system board off of its alignment pins on the base enclosure.
At an angle, slide the external connectors out of the cut outs in the base enclosure
and 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:
Fan
Heat Sink
Memory Board(s)
RTC Battery
Power Connector Cable
Toe the external connectors on the left side of the system board
into the cut outs in the base enclosure
and lower the system board onto its alignment pins.
CAUTION! Ensure that the display panel, power connector, speaker,
hard disk drive adapter, and USB board cables are free from being pinched
between the system board and base enclosure.
Replace the three 5.5 mm P1 Phillips-head screws
that secure the system board to the base enclosure.
Insert the USB board ribbon cable into the USB 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 hard disk drive adapter ribbon cable
into the hard disk drive adapter 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 optical drive connector ribbon cable
into the optical drive connector 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 battery connector board ribbon cable
into the battery connector 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 speaker cable into its connector on the system board.
Place the power connector into its cradle on the system board.
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