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September 1999 P/N 5169T Rev. A00

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

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

Screw Identification and Tightening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

ZIF Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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

Removing Field-Replaceable Parts and Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Hard-Disk Drive Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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

Drive, SuperDisk LS-120 Drive, Battery, or Travel Module) . . . . . . . 13

Memory Module Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Keyboard Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Microprocessor Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Replacing the Microprocessor Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Display Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Display Assembly Bezel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

14.1-Inch Display LCD Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Removing the 14.1-Inch LCD Flex Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

12.1-Inch Display LCD Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Removing the 12.1-Inch LCD Panel Inverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Removing the 12.1-Inch LCD Flex Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Replacing the 12.1-Inch LCD Flex Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Replacing the 12.1-Inch LCD Panel Inverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Replacing the 12.1-Inch LCD Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Display Assembly Latch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Palmrest Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Reserve Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Module Latch Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

System Board Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Thermal Cooling Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36