compaq presario 1200xl User Manual

18 REMOVAL SEQUENCEPRESARIO NOTEBOOK MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE GUIDE 1200XL SERIES
Presario 1200XL Series
Model XL300, XL300A, and XL300B
Removing the Internet Zone Cover
(Status Panel Assembly)
Note: Illustrations may show parts removed that are not part of this procedure. It is 
necessary to remove only the parts listed in the written procedure.
To remove the Internet Zone cover, complete the following steps:
1. Prepare the Notebook for disassembly (pg 9
).
2. Remove the Palmrest Cover with TouchPad (pg...

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Presario 1200XL Series
Model XL300, XL300A, and XL300B
5. Close the Display, turn the unit upside down, and remove two screws located at the 
back of the Notebook that secure the Internet Zone cover to the chassis .
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20 REMOVAL SEQUENCEPRESARIO NOTEBOOK MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE GUIDE 1200XL SERIES
Presario 1200XL Series
Model XL300, XL300A, and XL300B
6. Turn Notebook right side up and open the display panel.
7. Remove the two innermost screws from the display hinges that secure the status 
panel to the chassis.
Continued on next page. 

PRESARIO NOTEBOOK MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE GUIDE 1200XL SERIESREMOVAL SEQUENCE 21
Presario 1200XL Series
Model XL300, XL300A, and XL300B
8. Lift up one corner of the Internet Zone cover and push forward from the back (center 
piece) 
1 to release the snaps on the Internet Zone cover.
9. Remove Internet Zone cover 
2 from the chassis.
To replace the Internet Zone Cover, reverse these procedures. 

22 REMOVAL SEQUENCEPRESARIO NOTEBOOK MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE GUIDE 1200XL SERIES
Presario 1200XL Series
Model XL300, XL300A, and XL300B
Removing the LVDS Board
(Available only on models with a TFT display panel)
Note: Illustrations may show parts removed that are not part of this procedure. It is 
necessary to remove only the parts listed in the written procedure.
To remove the internet button board, complete the following steps:
1. Prepare the Notebook for disassembly (pg 9
).
2. Remove the Internet...

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Presario 1200XL Series
Model XL300, XL300A, and XL300B
4. Remove two screws securing the LVDS button board and remove it from the chassis.
To replace the LVDS button board, reverse these procedures. 

24 REMOVAL SEQUENCEPRESARIO NOTEBOOK MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE GUIDE 1200XL SERIES
Presario 1200XL Series
Model XL300, XL300A, and XL300B
Removing the Hard Drive
Note: Illustrations may show parts removed that are not part of this procedure. It is 
necessary to remove only the parts listed in the written procedure.
To remove the hard drive, complete the following steps:
1. Prepare the Notebook for disassembly (pg 9
).
2. Remove the Palmrest Cover with TouchPad (pg 14
).
3. Remove the Heatspreader (pg 17...

PRESARIO NOTEBOOK MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE GUIDE 1200XL SERIESREMOVAL SEQUENCE 25
Presario 1200XL Series
Model XL300, XL300A, and XL300B
Removing the Hard Drive Mounting Brackets
To remove the hard drive mounting brackets, remove two screws from each side of the 
hard drive.
To replace the hard drive and mounting brackets, reverse these procedures. 

26 REMOVAL SEQUENCEPRESARIO NOTEBOOK MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE GUIDE 1200XL SERIES
Presario 1200XL Series
Model XL300, XL300A, and XL300B
Removing the Processor
To remove the processor, complete the following steps:
1. Prepare the Notebook for disassembly (pg 9
).
2. Remove the Palmrest Cover with TouchPad (pg 14
).
3. Remove the keyboard (pg 16
).
4. Remove the Heatspreader (pg 17
).
5. Lift the lever 
1 to release the processor, and lift the processor 2 off the system board 
connector.
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PRESARIO NOTEBOOK MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE GUIDE 1200XL SERIESREMOVAL SEQUENCE 27
Presario 1200XL Series
Model XL300, XL300A, and XL300B
Replacing the Processor 
To replace the processor, perform the following steps:
1. Fully align the processor pins with the system board connector.
Note: When replacing the processor, verify that its number one pin (the gold triangle) is 
properly aligned with the number one pin (silver triangle) on the system board 
connector.
2. Press down carefully on the processor...