Locating components
The following illustration shows the locations of the various components in your computer. To remove the
computer cover, see "Removing the computer cover" on page 71.
Figure 3. Component locations
1
Heat sink and fan assembly
3
Optical drive (available on some models)
5
Front audio and USB assembly
7
mSATA solid-state drive
9
Hard disk drives
11
Cover presence switch (also called intrusion switch)
(available on some models)
13
Power supply assembly
2
Memory module
4
Card reader (available on some models)
6
Front bezel
8
Front fan assembly (available on some models)
10
Graphics card (available on some models)
12
Rear fan assembly
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Chapter 1
Product overview
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