Preparation for disassembly ............................................................................................................................... 20
Front bezel dust filter .......................................................................................................................................... 21
Access panel ......................................................................................................................................................... 23
Front bezel ........................................................................................................................................................... 24
Slim optical drive bezel blank .............................................................................................................................. 25
Drive cage ............................................................................................................................................................ 26
System board connectors .................................................................................................................................... 27
Memory ................................................................................................................................................................ 28
Populating DIMM sockets .................................................................................................................. 28
Removing and installing DIMMs ........................................................................................................ 29
Expansion card ..................................................................................................................................................... 31
Drives ................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Removing a 9.5 mm slim optical drive ........................................................................... 36
Installing a 9.5 mm slim optical drive ............................................................................ 38
Removing a 3.5 inch hard drive ...................................................................................... 39
Installing a 3.5 inch hard drive ........................................................................................ 40
Removing and installing an M.2 solid-state drive .......................................................... 43
Fan duct ................................................................................................................................................................ 45
Heat sink and fan ................................................................................................................................................. 46
Processor ............................................................................................................................................................. 47
WLAN module ...................................................................................................................................................... 48
Power supply ....................................................................................................................................................... 49
Option card ........................................................................................................................................................... 51
Hood sensor ......................................................................................................................................................... 52
Card reader ........................................................................................................................................................... 53
Speaker ................................................................................................................................................................ 54
Antennas .............................................................................................................................................................. 55
System board ....................................................................................................................................................... 57
Using Computer Setup (F10) Utilities ................................................................................................ 59
Computer Setup–Main ....................................................................................................................... 61
Computer Setup—Security ............................................................................................................... 63
Computer Setup—Advanced ............................................................................................................. 66
Computer Setup—UEFI Drivers ......................................................................................................... 71
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