Maintenance and Disassembly
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System Top Unit Assembly
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VersaGlide Touchpad Module Assembly –– The glidepad pointing device
module is assembled at the underside of the palm-rest case with the
sensor pad exposed on top. The assembly consists of the glidepad board,
the glidepad converter board, the select buttons bracket casing, the
insulator sheet, the glidepad FPC cable, and the glidepad wire cable. The
glidepad board is assembled just underneath the select button assembly. It
provides an FPC cable connector for the glidepad converter board. The
converter board on the other hand provides the wire cable connector to
the IO board of the system unit.
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Keyboard Panel Assembly –– The keyboard is assembled on top of the
system unit and connects to the IO board’s keyboard FPC type connector.
The keyboard is also secured on the system’s top unit casing. There are
no screws attached to the keyboard.
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Heat Plate and Fan Exhaust Unit –– The fan exhaust unit is assembled on
the right side of the system unit. It contains a heat plate and a fan. There
are two screws securing the heat plate to the CPU module, which is
connected to the motherboard, and two additional screws securing the
cooling fan to the heat plate.
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System Upper Unit Case Assembly –– The system upper unit case
assembly contains a thin bracket for holding the keyboard and heat plate
as well as acting as a cover for the base unit. It includes the power button
and status LED cover mouldings.
