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www .dell.com supp ort.de ll.c om Dell™ Latitude™ C600/C500 Serie s SERVICE MANU AL[...]
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Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indic ates importan t information tha t helps you m ake better use of you r comput er . NOTICE : A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data an d tell s you ho w to avo id the p robl em. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situati on which , if not avoide d, may r[...]
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Contents 5 Contents 1 Before You Be gin Preparing to Work Inside the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 R eco mmende d T ools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Screw Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 2 R emoving and R eplacing P arts Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]
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Contents 6 R eplacin g the 14 .1-In ch Dis play P anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 R emo ving the Di sp lay-Feed Flex Ca ble (14.1 -Inch Displ ay P anel) 32 R emo ving the 12. 1 -Inch Displ ay Assembl y Beze l . . . . . . . . 34 R emo ving the 12. 1-Inch Di spl ay P anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 R epl acing the Di sp lay-Assembl y T op C over [...]
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Contents 7 Bat tery and Modul ar Ba y L atch As sembl ies . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 R emo ving the Batter y and Modular Bay Latch Asse mblies . . . . 57 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59[...]
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www .dell.com | support.dell.com SECTION 1 Before You Begin Prepar ing to Work Inside the Computer Recommended Too ls Screw Ident ificati o n[...]
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10 Befor e Y ou Begin www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m Preparing to W ork Inside the Computer NOTICE : Only a certi fi ed ser vice technicia n sh ould per form re pairs on your system. Damag e due to servicing that is no t authorized by Dell is not covered by y our wa rr anty . NOTICE : T o a void dama ging t he comp uter , per fo rm the fo llo[...]
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Before Y ou Begin 11 13 Handle components and cards with car e. Do not touch the components or contacts on a car d. Hold a car d by it edges or by its metal mounting brack et. Hold a co mponent su ch as a microproces sor by it s edges , no t by it s pi ns. R ecommended T ools The procedures in this manual re quire the following tools: • #1 magnet[...]
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12 Befor e Y ou Begin www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m Screw Iden tificat ion When you are r emoving a nd replacing compo nents, phot ocop y the placemat as a tool to lay ou t and ke ep track of the component scre ws. The pl acem at pr ov ides th e num ber of scr ews an d th e si zes . Screw Id entif icat ion NOTICE : When reinstalling a screw [...]
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Before Y ou Begin 13 Display Assembly Beze l: (6 each) R ubber Screw Covers (6 each) Display Assembly Hinge Bracket to Bottom Case Assembly : (5 eac h) Display Assembly and Fl ex Ca ble Ret e nt ion B r ac k et to To p C o v e r : (5 each) Display Assembly EMI Shield B racket: (2 eac h) P almrest to Bott om Case Assembly : (5 each ) (3 each) Hybrid[...]
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14 Befor e Y ou Begin www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m Syst em Boa rd t o Bottom Case Assembly : (10 ea ch) Disp lay P anel to Support Bracket: (12.1- in c h di splay panel onl y) (4 eac h) Display Assembly Latch: (2 ea ch fo r 14. 1-inch XGA displa y panel s) Scre w Placement[...]
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www .dell.com | support.dell.com SECTION 2 R emoving and R eplacing P arts Component s Hard Dr ive Memory Module Mini-PCI Card Ass embly Keyboard Ass embly Removing the Display Ass embly Display Ass embly Latch Hinge Cover s Palmres t Ass embly Micropro cessor Ther mal Cooli ng Ass embly Hybr id Coo ling Fan Micro p ro cessor Mo dul e Reserve Bat t[...]
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16 R emoving and R e placing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m Components Exploded View NOTICE : Only a certi fi ed ser vice technicia n sh ould per form re pairs on your system. Damag e due to servicing that is no t authorized by Dell is not covered by y our wa rr anty . NOTICE : Unles s otherwise note d, each pro cedure in this m anual [...]
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R emoving and R e placing P arts 17 Hard Drive NOTICE : The har d drive is ver y sensit ive to sh ock. Handl e the assemb ly by its edges (do no t squeeze th e top of the ha rd drive ca se), an d avo id dr opping it. Hard Drive R emovi ng the Hard Drive NOTICE : Discon nect the compu ter and a ny attached d evices from electr ical outlets, and remo[...]
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18 R emoving and R e placing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m 2 P ush down on the drive door until it snaps into place. 3 Replace the M 3 x 5-mm screw in the hard drive door . Memor y Module Memory Module Cover R emovi ng the Memory M odule Cover NOTICE : Discon ne ct the compu ter and a ny attach ed d evice s from electric al outlets, a[...]
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R emoving and R e placing P arts 19 NOTE: The screw labeled with the "circle K" in the middle of the mem or y module c over secur es the keyb oard as sembly and does no t secure the memor y module cove r . Memory Modules R emovi ng the Memory M odules NOTICE : Discon ne ct the compu ter and a ny attach ed devices from elec tr ical outlets[...]
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20 R emoving and R e placing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m NOTICE : R e ad "Prepar ing to Work Insid e the Com puter" before p er for ming the f oll ow ing p ro c ed u re . 1 Remove the memory module cov er . 2 T o releas e a memory module from its sock et, spr ead apar t the inne r tabs of the memory module sock et just far[...]
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R emoving and R e placing P arts 21 Mini-PCI Card Assembly Using Inter face Cables Mini PCI Wireless NIC Assembly Using Antenna Cable modem conn ector NIC conne ctor socket connecti on to inte rn al an tenn a mini -co ax antenn a cable[...]
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22 R emoving and R e placing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m R emovi ng the Mini-PCI Card Assembly NOTICE : Discon ne ct the compu ter and a ny attach ed d evice s from electric al outlets, and remo ve any insta l led batteries. NOTICE : T o avoi d ES D, gro und yo urself by us ing a w rist g roun ding stra p or by touch ing an unpa int[...]
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R emoving and R e placing P arts 23 K eyboard Assembly Removing the Keyboard Sc rews R emovi ng the Ke yboar d Assembly NOTICE : Discon ne ct the compu ter and a ny attach ed devices from elec tr ical outlets, and remo ve any insta l led batteries. NOTICE : T o avoi d ESD, gro und your self b y usin g a wr ist gr oundin g st rap or by touch ing an [...]
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24 R emoving and R e placing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m 4 T o release the k eyboar d from the palmrest assembly , use a small, flat - blade s crewdr iv er or pl asti c scr i be t o pu ll up on the s call o ped ed ge of th e bl an k key on t h e ke yb o a rd. NOTE: R emoving the center co ntrol cov er provi des more r oom to fre e t[...]
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R emoving and R e placing P arts 25 Ke yboard Conne ctor 8 Disco nnect t he keyboard fle x cable from the in terface conne ctor on t he system boar d assembly by pulling up on the connector . NOTICE : Do not pu ll on the k eyb oard fl ex cable. 9 Remove the keyboar d assembly from the bottom case assembly . R eplacing the K eyboard Asse mbly 1 Plac[...]
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26 R emoving and R e placing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m NOTICE : Position the keyboard flex ca bl e so it is no t pinched wh en you replace the key board in the bo ttom case a ssemb ly . 4 Check th at th e keybo ard is correctl y ins talled. The keys sho uld be flush with the l ef t a n d righ t surfa c es of the palmrest. 5 Reinst[...]
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R emoving and R e placing P arts 27 Display Assembly 1 Remove the hard d rive. 2 Remove the cent er control cover . a Us e a scr ibe to l ift the r ig ht ed ge of the cen ter cont rol c over an d pry it loose from the bottom case as sem bly . b Lift the center control cover up and away fr om the bottom case assembly . 3 Close the display . M2.5 x 5[...]
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28 R emoving and R e placing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m 4 F rom the back of the computer , r emove the five M2.5 x 5 -mm screws labeled with the "circle D." There ar e two screws on the right hinge and three scr ews on the left hinge. 5 Open the di splay assembly a pproxima tely 180 degrees a nd support t he display a sse[...]
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R emoving and R e placing P arts 29 14.1-Inch Display Assembly Bezel and P anel display panel display -assembly to p cover M2.5 x 5-mm screws (6) r ubber screw cov ers (6) displa y assemb ly bez el M2 x 4-mm screws (5) display -feed flex cab le flex cable ret enti on bra cket[...]
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30 R emoving and R e placing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m R emovi ng the 14.1-Inch Displ ay Assembly Bezel NOTICE : Discon ne ct the compu ter and a ny attach ed d evice s from electric al outlets, and remo ve any insta l led batteries. NOTICE : T o avoi d ES D, gro und yo urself by us ing a w rist g roun ding stra p or by touch ing [...]
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R emoving and R e placing P arts 31 6 Remove the M2 x 4-m m screw that secures the display-feed flex cable to the disp lay as s embly thr o ug h the blac k p lasti c flex cable retenti on brack et (see "14.1 -Inch Display Ass embly Bezel and Panel"). 7 Disconnect the bottom flex cable connector from the display-assembly top co ver and inv[...]
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32 R emoving and R e placing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m R emovi ng the Display-F eed Fle x Cabl e (14.1-Inch Displa y P anel) Display-F eed Fle x Cable NOTICE : Discon ne ct the compu ter and a ny attach ed d evice s from electric al outlets, and remo ve any insta l led batteries. NOTICE : T o avoi d ES D, gro und yo urself by us i[...]
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R emoving and R e placing P arts 33 12.1-Inch Display Assembly Bezel and P anel disp lay ass emb ly b e ze l r ubber scr ew covers (6) M2.5 x 5 -mm screws (6) display- assem bly top cove r displa y panel M3 x 3- mm screws (4) support brac ket M2 x 4- mm screws (5) flex c able reten t io n brac k e t display -feed flex cab le[...]
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34 R emoving and R e placing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m R emovi ng the 12.1-Inch Displ ay Assembly Bezel NOTICE : Discon ne ct the compu ter and a ny attach ed d evice s from electric al outlets, and remo ve any insta l led batteries. NOTICE : T o avoi d ES D, gro und yo urself by us ing a w rist g roun ding stra p or by touch ing [...]
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R emoving and R e placing P arts 35 7 Lift up the right side of the di splay panel, and pull the p anel out of the display-a ssembly t op cover at an angle. R ep lacing the Display -Assembly T op Cover If you are replacin g the displa y-assem bly to p cove r , remov e the supp ort brac ket. 1 Remove the two M 2 x 4-mm screws on the left s ide of th[...]
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36 R emoving and R e placing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m R emovi ng the Display-F eed Fle x Cabl e (12.1-Inch Displa y P anel) Display-F eed Fle x Cable NOTICE : Discon ne ct the compu ter and a ny attach ed d evice s from electric al outlets, and remo ve any insta l led batteries. NOTICE : T o avoi d ES D, gro und yo urself by us i[...]
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R emoving and R e placing P arts 37 6 Disconnect the b ottom flex cable connector from the inverter connector by pulling straight up on the attached pull tab. 7 Remove the tape that covers the display panel connector . 8 P ull the top flex cable connector dow n and away to remove it from the display panel connector . Display Asse mbly L atc h NOTIC[...]
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38 R emoving and R e placing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m 4 Rem ove the dis pla y as se mbl y l atc h by removi ng t he tw o M2 .5 x 5- mm scr ews that secur e it to the display-a ssembly t op cover . Display Assembly L atch for 14.1-Inch SXGA+ and 12.1- Inch Display P anels NOTICE : Do not remove the display assembly latch from 14.1[...]
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R emoving and R e placing P arts 39 Hinge Covers R emovi ng the Hinge Covers R emoving the H inge Covers 1 Remove the dis play assembly . 2 Rotate the hing es forw ard at an angle of approximately 90 degrees to the front of the display assembly . 3 T o remove the hinge covers, slide them off of the hinges .[...]
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40 R emoving and R e placing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m R eplacing the Hinge Cov ers Hinge Covers 1 Attach the disp lay as sembl y to the bottom c a se as s emb ly . right h inge cover lef t hing e cov er right hi nge cov er lef t hing e cov er[...]
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R emoving and R e placing P arts 41 2 Close the display assemb ly and snap the hinge cov ers in place over the hinges. NOTE: The right p lastic hin ge cover label includes an “R ,” and the le f t plastic hi nge cov er label in cludes an “L.” The hi n ge cover labels fac e the back of th e com puter . P almrest Assembly R emoving the P almre[...]
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42 R emoving and R e placing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m NOTICE : R e ad "Prepar ing to Work Insid e the Com puter" before p er for ming the f oll ow ing p ro c ed u re . 1 Remove the ha rd drive. 2 Remove th e ke yboard . NOTICE : Y ou must rem ove the display assemb ly before yo u remove the palmrest assemb ly; the displ[...]
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R emoving and R e placing P arts 43 P almrest Assemb ly 8 Using the plasti c scribe along the edge of the plasti c, remove the palm rest as sem bly f rom the b otto m ca se as se m bly . palmrest assembly touch p ad conn ector bottom case assemb ly palmrest flex cable M2 x 3-m m screws (3)[...]
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44 R emoving and R e placing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m Microprocessor Thermal Cooling Assembl y Micr opr oce sso r Th erma l C ool ing Ass em bly R emovi ng the Microprocessor Ther ma l Cooli ng Assembly NOTICE : Discon ne ct the compu ter and a ny attach ed d evice s from electric al outlets, and remo ve any insta l led batteries[...]
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R emoving and R e placing P arts 45 3 T urn the computer over , lift the keyboar d up, rotate it forward towar d the front of the compute r , and place it face down on the p almrest. 4 Loosen the four captive scr ews securing the microprocessor thermal cooling assembly . 5 Remove the microprocessor thermal cooling assembly from the system board ass[...]
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46 R emoving and R e placing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m R emovi ng the Hybrid Cooling F an 1 Remove the ha rd drive. 2 Remove th e ke yboa rd as sembly . 3 Remove the dis play assembly . 4 Re mov e t he pa lmr es t a ss emb ly . 5 Re mov e th e t her ma l c ool in g as se mbl y . 6 Remove the two M2.5 x 5-mm sc rews and one M2 x 3-[...]
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R emoving and R e placing P arts 47 Microprocesso r Module Micr opr oce sso r Mod ule s NOTICE : Hold the microp rocesso r down while tur ning the cam screw to prevent inter m itte nt contac t between the cam scre w and micro processo r . R emovi ng the Microprocessor Module NOTICE : Discon ne ct the compu ter and a ny attach ed devices from elec t[...]
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48 R emoving and R e placing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m 3 Remove the microprocessor thermal cooling assembly . NOTICE : When re movin g the microp roc essor module, pu ll the module straight u p. Be careful no t to bend th e pins on the microproce ssor module. 4 Remove the microprocessor modu le. NOTICE : T o a void d amage to the [...]
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R emoving and R e placing P arts 49 3 Update the B IOS usi n g a flash B IOS update program di skette or CD . NOTE: Fo r instr uctions to upda te or flash the BIOS, see the Del l P ortable Compu ter BIOS Up date G ui de . R eser ve Batter y NOTICE : The reser ve batter y provides power to the co mputer ’s R TC and NVRAM when the computer i s tur [...]
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50 R emoving and R e placing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m 1 Remove the ha rd drive. 2 Remove the memory module cov er . 3 Disconnect the reserve batte ry cable from the connect or on the system boa rd a ssembl y loc ated ne xt to the r e serve ba tter y . NOTE: If the reser ve battery is not located on the EMI shield as shown in “R[...]
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R emoving and R e placing P arts 51 R outing the L eft Speaker Cable R emovi ng the Speaker Assemblies NOTICE : Discon ne ct the compu ter and a ny attach ed devices from elec tr ical outlets, and remo ve any insta l led batteries. NOTICE : T o avoid E SD, gr ou nd you rself by t ouch ing an u npai nted metal sur fa ce or by usi ng a wri st gr ound[...]
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52 R emoving and R e placing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m Speaker Assemblies in-line conn ec tor lef t speaker right speaker right speake r holder lef t speaker holde r ante nna cabl e anten na cabl e moun t ing rin g moun ting r ing[...]
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R emoving and R e placing P arts 53 1 Remove the hard d rive. 2 Remove the ke yboard a sse mbly . 3 Remove the dis play assembly . 4 Re mov e t he pa lmr es t a ss emb ly . 5 Disconnect the s peaker interface cable con nectors . NOTICE : Do not pu ll the antenna cable when remo ving the sp eaker (see “Speaker Assemblie s”). 6 Remove the speaker[...]
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54 R emoving and R e placing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m R emoving the Syst em Board Assem bly Screws R emovi ng the System Board NOTICE : Discon ne ct the compu ter and a ny attach ed d evice s from electric al outlets, and remo ve any insta l led batteries. NOTICE : T o avoi d ES D, gro und yo urself by us ing a w rist g roun ding[...]
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R emoving and R e placing P arts 55 8 V erify that the PC Card ejectors do not extend from the PC Card slot. 9 T urn the computer over , and remove the six M 2.5 x 5-mm screw s labe led w ith a "c ircl e B" th at se cur e the system boar d a ssembl y to th e bottom case assembly . 10 Remove the thr ee M2.5 x 5-mm scr ews lab eled with a &[...]
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56 R emoving and R e placing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m 13 P ull the ri ght s ide of bot to m case ass em b ly , ne xt to th e external headphone and microphone connectors, away from the system board assembly as you simult aneously lift the front of t he system boa rd assembly out and away from the b ottom case as sembly . R eplaci[...]
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R emoving and R e placing P arts 57 Batter y and Modular Bay L atch Assemblies Battery and Modular Bay L atch Assemblies R emovi ng the Battery and Modular Bay L atch Assemblies NOTICE : Discon ne ct the compu ter and a ny attach ed devices from elec tr ical outlets, and remo ve any insta l led batteries. NOTICE : T o avoi d ESD, gro und your self [...]
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58 R emoving and R e placing P arts www .dell .com | suppo rt.del l.co m NOTICE : R e ad "Prepar ing to Work Insid e the Com puter" before p er for ming the f oll ow ing p ro c ed u re . 1 Remove the ha rd drive. 2 Remove th e ke yboa rd as sembly . 3 Remove the dis play assembly . 4 Re mov e t he pa lmr es t a ss emb ly . 5 Remove the sy[...]
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Inde x 59 Inde x B battery and mod ular bay latch assemblies rem ov i n g , 5 7 D display assembly rem ov i n g , 2 6 display assembly bezel r e m o v i n g , 29, 33 display assembly b ezel (12.1- inch) rem ov i n g , 3 4 display assembly b ezel (14.1- inch) rem ov i n g , 3 0 display assembly la tch r e m o v i n g , 37, 38 display panel (12.1-i n[...]
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60 Index 60 Index system bo ard rem ov i n g , 5 4 rep la c i n g , 5 6 system bo ard assembly rem ov i n g , 4 7 system compon ents, 16 T thermal cooling assemb ly rem ov i n g , 4 4[...]
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