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9. Reinstall the audio EMI shield.
a. Carefully position the audio EMI shield so the section with the         
two-sided tape is over the USB connector housing. 
b. Press the audio EMI shield down so it attaches to the USB connector 
housing. 
c. Reattach the EMI adhesive sponge across the thermal cooling solution.
10. Reinstall the two IDE connector screws at both ends of the IDE (media 
bay) connector located on the back of the bottom case assembly.
11. Reinstall the four 5-mm socket screws for the VGA and parallel ports 
located on the back of the bottom case assembly
12. Replace the audio I/O cover.
13. Replace the two M2 x 4-mm screws to secure the audio I/O cover to the 
bottom case assembly.
14. Reinstall the palmrest assembly.
15. Reinstall the keyboard assembly.
16. Reinstall the display assembly.
17. Reinstall the keyboard bezel.
Main Battery Release Latch
 
Figure 24.  Main Battery Release Latch Removal
main batter y release latch
tension spring
release button
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1. Remove the keyboard bezel.
2. Remove the display assembly.
3. Remove the keyboard.
4. Remove the palmrest assembly.
5. Remove the system board.
NOTICE: The tabs on the release button are plastic. Care should be 
taken when squeezing the tabs to avoid breaking them.
6. Using needle-nose pliers, gently squeeze the two tabs on the back of the 
release button together and grasp the top of the battery release latch and 
gently pull up to free it from the release button assembly (see Figure 24).
7. To remove the battery release latch, unhook the small tension spring 
located  on the metal post next to the hard-disk drive.
APR Docking Doors
1. Turn the computer upside down.
The APR docking doors should be at the top.
2. Carefully insert a small flat-blade screwdriver in the opening between the 
door edges and the edge of the door opening on the right side.
There is a small slot at the right edge of the door opening to show where 
the screwdriver is placed.
3. Gently push the screw driver against the right edge of the back door to 
cause the door to bow up at their center. 
4. Grasp the back door as it bows up while still pressing the door edge with 
the screwdriver.
5. Carefully slip the right-edge hinge of the back door off its right hinge pin.
NOTICE: The doors are attached to each other by a tension spring at 
the left end of the doors. Do not try to separate the doors from each 
other.  They must be removed together.  
6. Gently push the screw driver against the right edge of the front door to 
cause the door to bow up at their center. 
7. Grasp the front door as it bows up while still pressing the door edge with 
the screwdriver.
8. Carefully slip the right-edge hinge of the front door off its right hinge pin. 
9. Grasping both doors together, carefully slip the left side of each door off 
their left hinge pins. 
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NOTE: On the under side of the doors, a small F is printed on the front door 
and a small B is printed on the back door. As you hold the doors for installation, 
the front door is near you, the back door is away from you, and the tension 
spring is to the left.
1. Turn the computer upside down.
The APR connector door opening should be at the top.
2. Holding the two doors together at their right edges, insert the left hinges 
of the doors (at the end with the tension spring) onto the left, front and 
back hinge pins.
3. Carefully bow the doors in the center.
4. Slip the right hinge of the back door on to the right, back hinge pin.
5. Slip the right hinge of the front door on to the right, front hinge pin.
6. Release the doors so they set into place. 
						

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Index
A
APR docking doors removal, 34
B
bottom assembly
components, 
23
illustrated, 23
D
display assembly
bezel removal, 
12
hinge removal, 16
latch removal, 13
removal, 9
F
fan removal, 27
field-replaceable parts and 
assemblies illustrated, 
6
G
grounding to dissipate static 
electricity, 
3
H
hard-disk drive assembly removal, 7
hinge removal, 16
K
keyboard assembly removal, 17
L
latch removal, 13
LCD panel removal, 14
M
main battery
release latch removal, 
34
removal, 3, 25
memory module removal, 19
modem removal, 25
P
palmrest assembly removal, 20 
						

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R
reserve battery removal, 24
RTC battery removal, 24
S
screw identification and tightening, 3
speaker removal, 28
system board assembly
illustration, 
30
removal, 30
T
tools, 2
touch pad removal, 22
Z
ZIF connectors, 5 
						

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