Preparation for disassembly ............................................................................................................. 26
Bottom cover ..................................................................................................................................... 27
Battery ............................................................................................................................................... 29
Memory module ................................................................................................................................ 30
Solid-state drive ................................................................................................................................ 32
WLAN module .................................................................................................................................... 33
Power button/card reader board ....................................................................................................... 36
Touchpad ........................................................................................................................................... 37
Fingerprint reader board ................................................................................................................... 38
Fan ..................................................................................................................................................... 39
Vent cover (interior) on fanless models ............................................................................................ 40
Heat sink (thermal module) .............................................................................................................. 41
Battery connector (fanless products only) ....................................................................................... 44
System board .................................................................................................................................... 45
Speaker assembly ............................................................................................................................. 48
Display assembly ............................................................................................................................... 50
Power connector ............................................................................................................................... 58
Keyboard/top cover ........................................................................................................................... 59
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................................... 60
Downloading a BIOS update .............................................................................................................. 61
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