10. Connect the front-speaker cable to the system board.
11. Route the front-speaker cable through the routing guides on the system board.
12. Connect the battery cable to the system board.
13. Adhere the tape that secures the battery cable to the system board.
14. Connect the touchpad cable to the system board and close the latch.
15. Connect the keyboard cable to the system board and close the latch.
16. Connect the keyboard-backlight cable to the system board and close the latch.
17. Place the USB Type-C bracket on the system board.
18. Align the screw holes on the USB Type-C bracket to the screw holes on the system board.
19. Replace the two screws (M2x4) that secure the USB Type-C bracket to the system board.
20. Adhere the tape that covers the USB Type-C bracket.
21. Connect the display cable to the system board and close the latch.
22. Adhere the tape that secures the display-cable connector latch to the system board.
23. Close the right-display hinge and align the screw holes on the right-display hinge with the screw holes on the system board.
24. Replace the three screws (M2.5x4) that secure the right-display hinge to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
25. Connect the display-backlight cable to the system board and close the latch.
26. Adhere the tape that secures the display-backlight cable to the system board.
Next steps
1. Install the
.
2. Install the
heat sink without discrete graphics
heat sink with discrete graphics
, whichever applicable.
3. Install the
.
4. Install the
, whichever applicable.
5. Install the
.
6. Install the
.
After working inside your computer
.
Palm-rest and keyboard assembly
Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
Prerequisites
Before working inside your computer
.
2. Remove the
.
3. Remove the
.
4. Remove the
.
5. Remove the
.
6. Remove the
front speakers (4-cell battery)
front speakers (6-cell battery)
, whichever applicable.
7. Remove the
, whichever applicable.
8. Remove the
.
9. Remove the
.
10. Remove the
.
11. Remove the
.
12. Remove the
.
13. Remove the
.
14. Remove the
NOTE:
The system board can be removed with the following components attached:
●
heat sink
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memory
●
solid-state drive
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Removing and installing components