Asus Z71 manual

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    upgrade & replacement 5 – 1 Z 7 1 Installa tion & R eplacement Follow the individual procedures to perform the notebook’s installation and replacement of various major components. Z71 Series Notebook balances novelty and mo bility in an elegantly designed casing . The key installable and replaceable items include the CPU module, memory [...]

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    upgrade & replacement Z 7 1 5 - 2 HDD Insta llation & Replace ment The Z71 Series Notebook uses a n industry-standard 2½” HDD with IDE interface. You can install the HDD to any capacity of your choice within our approval and prior test. Installing HDD 1. Turn the notebook over and remove battery pack first. 2. Remove 2 screws on the bott[...]

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    upgrade & replacement Z 7 1 5 - 3 4. Replace a new HDD into th e HDD Housing and secure 4 screws 5. Connect the HDD connector (mind that a direction of the connector by the empty pin position).[...]

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    upgrade & replacement Z 7 1 5 - 4 6. Insert the hard disk module and connect the FPC and lay it down until it’s installed properly and secure 1 secrew (M2*6L(K)). 7. Affix the HDD co ver and secure 2 screws. M2*6L[...]

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    upgrade & replacement Z 7 1 5 - 5 Memory Installation & Repl acement The Z71 Seri es Notebook comes stan dard wit h 2 DDR sockets onboard. You can upgrade the total memory up to 1GB with two 512MB module. Installing & Replacing memory 1. Remove 9 screws (M2*6L(K)from back cover and remove it. 2. If there is an existing memory, remove it[...]

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    upgrade & replacement Z 7 1 5 - 6 Removi ng 2 nd Memory module 1. Re m o ve 2 sc r e w s (M2*5L(K) at bo t t o m c a se . 2. Release 3 keyboard latches with a pair of tweezers as shown below . Then move it forward and lay it down. 3. Remove mem ory module by opening the latches , which will pop the module up to a 30 ° angles, and then pulling [...]

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    upgrade & replacement Z 7 1 5 - 7 4. Insert memory at a 30 ° angles and press down until it clic ks into the latches then put the memory cover . 5. Secure 9 screws (M2*5L(K) to fix the memory cover . M2*6L[...]

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    upgrade & replacement Z 7 1 5 - 8 CPU Installation & Replacement 1. Remove 9 screws (M2*6L(K)from back cover and remove it. 2. Remove 2 screws (M2*6L(K)) aside the CPU fan and disconnect FAN connector then take away the Fan Module. 3. Remove the 4 screws(M2*6L(K)) by order upon the thermal module and take away the CPU heat sink module gentl[...]

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    upgrade & replacement Z 7 1 5 - 9 4. Turn the no n-removable scrw here 180 degrees counter-clockwise to loosen the CPU and take the CPU away. Note: If thermal module has no thermal pa d on it, please plus a thermal pad on the CPU die befor e assembling. Note: Z71 is adjustable for Dothan CPU or D othan Celeron CPU. Please r efer to illustration[...]

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    upgrade & replacement Z 7 1 5 - 10 5. Use the CPU vacuum to “suck up” the CPU then and turn the non-removable screw here 180 degrees clockwise to lock the CPU. 6. Install the CPU heat sink m odule gently and secure 4 screws (M2*6L(K)) by order upon the CPU module . 7. Put on the fan bracket and secure 2 screws (M2*6L(K)) then conne ct the c[...]

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    upgrade & replacement Z 7 1 5 - 11 8. Install back c over and secure 9 screws (M2*6L(K)) on it M2*6L[...]

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    upgrade & replacement Z 7 1 5 - 12 WLAN Module Insta llation & Replacement 1. Remove 9 screws (M2*6L(K) from back cover and remove it. 2. Remove 2 Antenna cables fr om Wireless LAN Module 3. Rem ove the Wireless LAN module by opening the 2 latches aside, which will pop the module up t o an angle of 30 ° , then pu ll out th e mod ule in tha[...]

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    upgrade & replacement Z 7 1 5 - 13 4. Insert the mini-PCI module and push down to lock i t then connect the 2 antenna cables and put on the mini-PCI cover. 5. Install back cover and secure 9 screws (M2*6L(K) on it M2*6L[...]