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February 2000 P/N 64PTN Rev. A00

Recommended Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Preparing to Work Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Before Working Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Screw Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Disconnecting Interface Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Removing a Cable from a ZIF Interface Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Replacing a Cable into a ZIF Interface Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Field-Replaceable Parts and Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Removing and Replacing Field-Replaceable Parts and Assemblies . . . . . . . 10

Hard-Disk Drive Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Removing the Hard-Disk Drive Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Replacing the Hard-Disk Drive Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Modular Bay Devices (Diskette Drive, CD-ROM Drive, DVD-ROM Drive,

CD-RW Drive, SuperDisk LS-120 Drive, Battery, or Travel Module) . . . . 12

Memory Module Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Removing the Memory Module Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Removing the Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Replacing the Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Keyboard Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Removing the Keyboard Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Replacing the Keyboard Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Microprocessor Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Removing the Microprocessor Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Replacing the Microprocessor Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Display Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Removing the Display Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

14.1-Inch Display Assembly Bezel and LCD Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Removing the 14.1-Inch Display Assembly Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Removing the14.1-Inch LCD Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Removing the 14.1-Inch LCD Flex Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Replacing the 14.1-Inch LCD Flex Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Replacing the 14.1-Inch LCD Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24