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www .dell.com suppor t.dell. com Dell™ Latitude™ C600/C500 Serie s SERVICE MANU AL[...]
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www .dell.com suppor t.dell. com Dell™ Latitude™ C600/C500 Series SERVICE MANUAL[...]
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Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indic ates importan t information that he lps you mak e better use of you r compute r . NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data an d tells yo u how to avo id the pr oblem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if no t avoide d, may resul[...]
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Contents 5 Contents 1 Before You Begin Preparing to Work Inside the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 R ecomm ende d T ools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Screw Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 2 R emoving and R eplacing P arts Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]
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Contents 6 R eplacin g the 14 .1-In ch Dis play P anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 R emo ving the Disp la y-Feed Flex Cable (14. 1 -Inch Displa y P an el) 32 R emo ving the 12.1-Inch Display Assem bly Bezel . . . . . . . . 34 R emo ving the 12.1-Inch Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 R epla cing the Display-Asse mbly T op Cover . . . . . [...]
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Contents 7 Batt ery and Modul ar Bay Latch Ass embli es . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 R emoving the Battery and Modular Bay Latch Assemblies . . . . 57 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59[...]
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www .dell.com | support.dell.com SECTION 1 Before You Begin Preparing to Work Inside the Computer Recommended Too l s Screw Ident ificatio n[...]
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10 Before Y ou Begin www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m Preparing to W ork Inside the Computer NOTICE: Only a certifi ed ser vice tec hnician should per for m re pairs on yo ur system. Damag e due to servicing that is not a uthorized by D ell is not cov ered by y our wa rr anty . NOTICE: T o avoid da maging the comp uter , per for m the fo llowin[...]
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Before Y o u Begin 11 13 Handle components and cards with car e. D o not t ouch the components or contacts on a car d. Hold a car d by it edges or by its metal mounting b racke t. Hold a co mponent such as a microproces sor by it s ed ges, no t by it s pin s. R ecommended T ools The procedures in this manual requir e the following tools: • #1 mag[...]
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12 Before Y ou Begin www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m Screw Identificat ion When you are r emoving and replacing compo nents, photocop y t he placemat as a tool to lay out and ke ep track of t he component scr ews. The pla cem at pr ov ides th e num ber of scr ews and th e siz es. Screw Ide ntifica tion NOTICE: When reinstalling a screw , you m[...]
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Before Y o u Begin 13 Display Assembly Beze l: ( 6 each) Ru bber Screw Covers (6 each) Display Assembly Hinge Bracket to Bottom Case Assembly : (5 eac h) Display Assembly and Fl ex Ca ble Ret en t ion Br a ck et to To p C o v e r : (5 each) Display Assembly EMI Shield B racket: (2 eac h) P almrest to Bott om Case Assembly : (5 each ) (3 each) Hybri[...]
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14 Before Y ou Begin www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m System Boa rd to Bottom Case Assembly : ( 10 each ) Displa y P an el to Support Bracket: (12.1-inch di sp lay pane l onl y ) (4 eac h) Display Assembly Latch: (2 ea ch for 14.1- inch XGA displa y panel s) Screw Plac ement[...]
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www .dell.com | support.dell.com SECTION 2 R emoving and R eplacing P arts Component s Hard Dr ive Memory Module Mini-PCI Card Ass embly Keyboard Ass embl y Removing the Display Ass embl y Display Ass embly Latch Hinge Cover s Palmrest Ass embly Micropro cessor Ther mal Cooling Ass embly Hybr id C o o lin g Fan Micro pro cessor Mo dul e Reserve Bat[...]
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16 R emoving and R eplacing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m Components Exploded View NOTICE: Only a certifi ed ser vice tec hnician should per for m re pairs on yo ur system. Damag e due to servicing that is not a uthorized by D ell is not cov ered by y our wa rr anty . NOTICE: U nless ot her wise no ted, each pr ocedure in this manua l[...]
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R emoving and R eplacing P arts 17 Hard Drive NOTICE: The har d drive is ver y sens itive to shock. Handle t he assembl y by its edges (do no t squeeze the top o f the hard dri ve case), and avo id dropp ing it. Hard Drive Removi ng the Hard Drive NOTICE: Disconne ct the computer an d any attach ed d evices from elec trical outlets, and remo ve any[...]
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18 R emoving and R eplacing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m 2 P ush down on the drive door until it snaps into place. 3 Replace the M3 x 5-mm screw in the hard drive door . Memor y Module Memory Module Cover Removi ng the Memory Module Cover NOTICE: Disconne ct the comput er a nd any attach ed devices from el ectrical outlets, and remo [...]
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R emoving and R eplacing P arts 19 NOTE: The screw labeled with the "circle K" in the middle of the memor y module c over secures the k eyboard as sembly and do es not secur e the memor y mo dule cove r . Memory Modules Removi ng the Memory M odules NOTICE: Disconne ct the comput er and any attach ed devices from electrical outlets, and r[...]
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20 R emoving and R eplacing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m NOTICE: R e ad "Preparing to Work Inside the Computer" before p er for ming the f o llo wing p roce du r e. 1 Remove the memory module cover . 2 T o r eleas e a memory module from its sock et, spr ead apar t the inne r tabs of the memory module sock et just far enough[...]
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R emoving and R eplacing P arts 21 Mini-PCI Card Assembly Using Inter face Cables Mini PCI Wireless NIC Assembly Using Antenna Cable modem conn ector NIC conne ctor socket connecti on to inte rnal antenn a mini -co ax antenn a cable[...]
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22 R emoving and R eplacing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m Removi ng the Mini-PCI Card Assembly NOTICE: Disconne ct the comput er a nd any attach ed devices from el ectrical outlets, and remo ve any installed ba tteries. NOTICE: T o avoi d ESD, gro und yo urself b y usin g a wr ist g roun ding st rap or by touch ing an u npaint e d met[...]
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R emoving and R eplacing P arts 23 K eyboard Assembly Removing the Keybo ard Scre ws Removi ng the Ke yboar d Assembly NOTICE: Disconne ct the comput er and any attach ed devices from electrical outlets, and remo ve any installed ba tteries. NOTICE: T o avoi d ESD, groun d your self b y usin g a wr ist gr oundin g st rap or by touch ing an unpa int[...]
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24 R emoving and R eplacing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m 4 T o release the k eyboar d from the palmrest assembly , use a small, fl at- blade s crewdriver or plas tic scri be t o pu ll up on the sc al loped ed ge of th e b lan k key o n t h e key b o ard . NOTE: R emoving the center contro l cover provi des more r oom to free the keyb[...]
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R emoving and R eplacing P arts 25 Ke yboard Conne ctor 8 Disco nnect the keyboard flex cable from the interface conne ctor on the system boar d asse mbly b y pulling up on the connector . NOTICE: Do not pu ll on the keyboar d flex cable. 9 Remove the keyboar d assembly from the bottom case as sembly . Rep lacing the K eyboard Asse mbly 1 Place the[...]
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26 R emoving and R eplacing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m NOTICE: Position the keyboard flex cabl e so it is not pinch ed when you replace the key board in the bottom ca se assembly . 4 Check th at th e keyboard is cor rectly insta lled. The keys sho uld be f lush with the lef t a n d righ t surfaces of the p almrest. 5 Reinstall the [...]
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R emoving and R eplacing P arts 27 Display Assembly 1 Remove the hard d rive. 2 Remove the cent er control cover . a Use a scr ibe to l ift the r igh t edg e of the cent er cont rol c over and pry it loose from the bottom case assem bly . b Lift the center control cover up and away from the bottom case assembly . 3 Close the display . M2.5 x 5-mm s[...]
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28 R emoving and R eplacing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m 4 F rom the back of the computer , r emove the five M2.5 x 5-mm scr e ws labeled with the "circle D." There are two screws on the right hinge and three scre ws on the left hinge. 5 Open the disp lay assembly ap proximately 180 degrees and support the display a ssembly[...]
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R emoving and R eplacing P arts 29 14.1-Inch Display Assembly Bezel and P a nel display panel display - asse mbly top cover M2.5 x 5-mm screws (6) r ubber screw covers (6 ) displa y assembl y bezel M2 x 4-mm screws (5) display - feed flex cable flex cable rete nti on bra cket[...]
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30 R emoving and R eplacing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m Removi ng the 14.1-Inch Displ ay Assembly Bezel NOTICE: Disconne ct the comput er a nd any attach ed devices from el ectrical outlets, and remo ve any installed ba tteries. NOTICE: T o avoi d ESD, gro und yo urself b y usin g a wr ist g roun ding st rap or by touch ing an u npa[...]
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R emoving and R eplacing P arts 31 6 Remove the M2 x 4-m m screw that secure s the display-feed flex cable to the disp lay assem b ly through the b lack plasti c flex cable retention brack et (see "14.1 -Inch Display Ass embly Bezel and Pa nel"). 7 Disconnect the bottom flex cable connector from the display-assembly top co ver and i nvert[...]
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32 R emoving and R eplacing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m Removi ng the Display-F eed Fle x Cabl e (14.1-Inch Displa y P anel) Display-F eed Flex Cable NOTICE: Disconne ct the comput er a nd any attach ed devices from el ectrical outlets, and remo ve any installed ba tteries. NOTICE: T o avoi d ESD, gro und yo urself b y usin g a wr i[...]
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R emoving and R eplacing P arts 33 12.1-Inch Display Assembly Bezel and P a nel disp lay ass emb ly bez el r ubber screw cov ers (6) M2.5 x 5- mm screws (6) display-assem bly top cover displa y panel M3 x 3- mm screws (4) support brac ket M2 x 4- mm screws (5) flex c able reten tio n br ac k e t display - feed flex cable[...]
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34 R emoving and R eplacing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m Removi ng the 12.1-Inch Displ ay Assembly Bezel NOTICE: Disconne ct the comput er a nd any attach ed devices from el ectrical outlets, and remo ve any installed ba tteries. NOTICE: T o avoi d ESD, gro und yo urself b y usin g a wr ist g roun ding st rap or by touch ing an u npa[...]
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R emoving and R eplacing P arts 35 7 Lift up the right side of the di splay panel, and pull the panel out of the display-a ssembly t op cover at an angle. Rep lacing the Display -Assembly T op Cover If you are replacin g the di splay-a ssembly to p cover , remov e the support bracket . 1 Remove the two M2 x 4-m m screws on the lef t s ide of the di[...]
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36 R emoving and R eplacing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m Removi ng the Display-F eed Fle x Cabl e (12.1-Inch Displa y P anel) Display-F eed Flex Cable NOTICE: Disconne ct the comput er a nd any attach ed devices from el ectrical outlets, and remo ve any installed ba tteries. NOTICE: T o avoi d ESD, gro und yo urself b y usin g a wr i[...]
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R emoving and R eplacing P arts 37 6 Disconnect the b ottom flex cable connector from the inverter connector by pulling straight up on the attached pull tab. 7 Remove the tape that covers the display panel connector . 8 P ull the top flex cable connector down and away to remove it from the display panel connector . Display Asse mbly L atch NOTICE: [...]
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38 R emoving and R eplacing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m 4 Rem ove t he di spla y asse mbl y lat ch by removi ng th e two M2.5 x 5 -mm scr ews that secure it to the di splay-a ssembly to p cover . Display Assembly La tch for 14.1-Inch SXGA+ and 12.1- Inch Display P anels NOTICE: Do not remove the display assembly latch from 14.1-inch[...]
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R emoving and R eplacing P arts 39 Hinge Covers Removi ng the Hinge Covers R emoving the Hi nge Covers 1 Remove the displa y assembly . 2 Rotate the hing es forw ard at an angle of approximately 90 degrees to the front of the display assembly . 3 T o remove the hinge cove rs, slide them off of the hinges.[...]
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40 R emoving and R eplacing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m Rep lacing the Hinge Cov ers Hinge Covers 1 Attach the disp lay assem bl y to the bot tom case as sembly . right hi nge cove r lef t h inge cover right hi nge cover lef t h inge cover[...]
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R emoving and R eplacing P arts 41 2 Close the display assemb ly and snap the hinge covers in place ov er the hinges. NOTE: The right p lastic hinge c over label includes a n “R ,” and the le f t plastic hi nge cover lab el includes an “L.” The hin ge cover la bel s face the back of the com puter . P almrest Assembly R emoving the P almrest[...]
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42 R emoving and R eplacing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m NOTICE: R e ad "Preparing to Work Inside the Computer" before p er for ming the f o llo wing p roce du r e. 1 Remove the ha rd driv e. 2 Remove the keyboard . NOTICE: Y ou must remove the display assembly before yo u remove the palmrest assemb ly; the disp lay assembl[...]
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R emoving and R eplacing P arts 43 Palm rest Assembly 8 Using the plasti c scribe along the edge of the pla s tic, remove the palm rest ass e m bly f rom the b otto m case a sse m bly . palmrest assembly touch p ad connecto r bottom case assemb ly palmrest flex cable M2 x 3-m m screws (3)[...]
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44 R emoving and R eplacing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m Microprocessor Thermal Cooling Assembl y Micr opro cesso r Th ermal Cool ing A ssem bly Removi ng the Microprocessor Ther ma l Cooli ng Assembly NOTICE: Disconne ct the comput er a nd any attach ed devices from el ectrical outlets, and remo ve any installed ba tteries. NOTICE: [...]
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R emoving and R eplacing P arts 45 3 T urn the computer over , lift the keyboar d up, rotate it forward towar d the front of the computer , and place it face down on the p almrest. 4 Loosen the four captive scr ews securing the microprocessor thermal cooling assembly . 5 Remove the microprocessor thermal coo ling assembly from the system board as s[...]
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46 R emoving and R eplacing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m Removi ng the Hybrid Cooling F an 1 Remove the ha rd driv e. 2 Remove the keyboa rd asse mbly . 3 Remove the displa y assembly . 4 Re mov e t he pal mr es t as se mb ly . 5 Re mov e th e t her ma l co ol ing ass embly . 6 Remove the two M2.5 x 5-mm sc rews and one M2 x 3-mm s c[...]
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R emoving and R eplacing P arts 47 Microprocesso r Modu le Micr opro cesso r Modu les NOTICE: Hold the microp rocessor down while tur ning the cam scre w to prevent inter mittent con t act between the cam scre w and micro pro cessor . Removi ng the Microprocessor Module NOTICE: Disconne ct the comput er and any attach ed devices from electrical out[...]
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48 R emoving and R eplacing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m 3 Remove the microprocessor thermal cooling assembly . NOTICE: When removin g the microproc esso r module, pull the module straight up. B e careful no t to bend the pins on the microprocesso r module. 4 Remove the microprocessor module. NOTICE: T o a void dam age to th e microp[...]
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R emoving and R eplacing P arts 49 3 Update the B I OS using a fl ash BIOS upda te program di skette or CD. NOTE: For in str uctions to upd ate or flash the BIOS, see the Dell P ortable Computer B I O S Update Gui de . R eser ve Batter y NOTICE: The reser v e batter y provi de s power to the comput er ’s R T C and NVRAM when the computer is tur n[...]
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50 R emoving and R eplacing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m 1 Remove the ha rd driv e. 2 Remove the memory module cover . 3 Disconnect the reserve battery cable from t he connector on the system boar d assembl y loca ted ne xt to the r eserve batt ery . NOTE: If the reserve battery is not located on the EMI shield as shown in “Reserve[...]
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R emoving and R eplacing P arts 51 R outing the L eft Speaker Cable Removi ng the Speaker Assemblies NOTICE: Disconne ct the comput er and any attach ed devices from electrical outlets, and remo ve any installed ba tteries. NOTICE: T o avo id ESD, ground you rself by to uching an unpai nted meta l sur face or b y using a wr i st groun ding stra p. [...]
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52 R emoving and R eplacing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m Speaker Assemblies in-line conne c tor lef t speaker right speaker right speake r holder lef t speaker ho lder ante nna cable anten na cable mount ing ring moun ting r ing[...]
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R emoving and R eplacing P arts 53 1 Remove the hard d rive. 2 Remove the keyb oard asse mbly . 3 Remove the displa y assembly . 4 Re mov e t he pal mr es t as se mb ly . 5 Disconnect the s pe ake r interface ca ble con nectors. NOTICE: Do not pu ll the antenna cable when removing the sp eaker (see “Speaker Assemblie s”). 6 Remove the s peaker [...]
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54 R emoving and R eplacing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m R emoving the Syst em Board Assembly Scr ews Removi ng the System Board NOTICE: Disconne ct the comput er a nd any attach ed devices from el ectrical outlets, and remo ve any installed ba tteries. NOTICE: T o avoi d ESD, gro und yo urself b y usin g a wr ist g roun ding st rap [...]
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R emoving and R eplacing P arts 55 8 V erify that the PC Card ejectors do not extend from the P C Ca rd slot. 9 T urn the computer over , and remove the six M 2.5 x 5-mm scre ws labe led w ith a "ci rcle B" tha t se cur e the system boar d a ssembl y to th e bottom case as sembly . 10 Remove the thr ee M2.5 x 5-mm scr ew s labeled with a [...]
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56 R emoving and R eplacing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m 13 P ull the right s ide of botto m cas e assembly , next to the external headphone and microphone connectors, away from the system board assembly as you simult aneously lift the front of t he system boa rd assembly o ut and away from the bott om case asse mbly . Rep lacing the[...]
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R emoving and R eplacing P arts 57 Batter y and Modular Bay L atch Assemblies Battery and Modular Bay L atch Assemblies Removi ng the Battery and Modular Bay L atch Assemblies NOTICE: Disconne ct the comput er and any attach ed devices from electrical outlets, and remo ve any installed ba tteries. NOTICE: T o avoi d ESD, groun d your self b y usin [...]
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58 R emoving and R eplacing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m NOTICE: R e ad "Preparing to Work Inside the Computer" before p er for ming the f o llo wing p roce du r e. 1 Remove the ha rd driv e. 2 Remove the keyboa rd asse mbly . 3 Remove the displa y assembly . 4 Re mov e t he pal mr es t as se mb ly . 5 Remove the system boa[...]
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Index 59 Inde x B battery and mod ular bay latch assemblies rem o v in g , 5 7 D display assembly rem o v in g , 2 6 display assembly bezel r e m o v i n g , 29, 33 display assembly bezel (12.1- inch) rem o v in g , 3 4 display assembly bezel (14.1- inch) rem o v in g , 3 0 display assembly la tch r e m o v i n g , 37, 38 display panel (12.1-i nch)[...]
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60 Index 60 Index system bo ard rem o v in g , 5 4 rep l a ci n g , 5 6 system boar d assembly rem o v in g , 4 7 system components , 16 T thermal cooling assembly rem o v in g , 4 4[...]
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