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Section 4 Field Service Guidelines
Preventive Maintenance ............................................................................................... 4-1
Cleaning the Notebook’s Exterior ......................................................................... 4-1
Cleaning the Notebook’s Interior .......................................................................... 4-2
Protecting the Disk Drives .................................................................................... 4-2
Handling the Battery Packs ................................................................................... 4-3
Maintaining the LCD Quality ................................................................................ 4-3
Required Tools and Equipment ....................................................................................4-3
Disassembly and Reassembly........................................................................................ 4-4
Hard Disk Drive.................................................................................................... 4-5
Diskette Drive....................................................................................................... 4-7
Main Battery Pack (Li-Ion Type) .......................................................................... 4-8
Removing the Keyboard........................................................................................ 4-10
Memory Upgrade.................................................................................................. 4-12
LCD and Top Cover ............................................................................................. 4-15
VersaGlide................................................................................................................... 4-18
LCD Status Bar .................................................................................................... 4-19
Bridge Battery, CMOS Battery, Buzzer ................................................................ 4-20
Sound Board......................................................................................................... 4-21
IR Assembly and Graph Board ..................................................................................... 4-21
CPU Assembly...................................................................................................... 4-23
I/O Board ............................................................................................................. 4-24
Illustrated Parts Breakdown ......................................................................................... 4-25
Service Information......................................................................................................4-29
Technical Support ........................................................................................................ 4-29
Product Information..................................................................................................... 4-30
Ordering Information from FaxFlash ............................................................................ 4-30
Appendix A Connector Locations and Pin Assignments
Appendix
B
Video
Modes