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4.1General 4ReplacementProcedures
SatelliteL300D/L305D/SatelliteProL300D/EQUIUML300D/SATEGOL300D
MaintenanceManual
4-5
DisassemblyProcedures
Thecableconnectorscomeinthesetwobasictypes:
Pressureplateconnectors
Normalpinconnectors
Toremoveapressureplateconnector,pullupthetabsoneithersideoftheconnector'splastic
pressureplateandgentlypullthecableoutoftheconnector.Toreconnectthecabletothe
pressureplate'sconnector,raisethepressureplateuptoasatisfactoryheightandslidethe
cableintotheconnector.Securethecableinthecorrectpositionbypressingdownthesides
ofthepressureplatesothattheplateisflushwiththesidesoftheconnector.Graspandpull
thecablegentlytocheckthatthecableisconnectedfirmly.Ifthecablecomesoffthe
connector,reinsertthecablebyraisingthepressureplateuptoasatisfactoryheight.
Normalpinconnectorsareusedforalltheothertypesofcables.Theseconnectorscanbe
installedorremovedbysimplyinsertingthemorpullingthemout.
AssemblyProcedures
Youhavetoreassemblethecomputerafteryouhavedisassembledthecomputerandfixedthe
componentthatcausedtheproblem.
Whenreassemblingthecomputer,keepthefollowinggeneralguidelinesinmind:
Takeyourtimetocarryoutthesuggestedinstructionscompletely.Hurriedreassembly
canoftencauseproblems.
Checkthatallthecableandconnectorsarefastenedsecurely.
BeforesecuringtheFRUsorotherparts,checkthatthecablesarenotcaughtbythe
screwsorFRUs.
Checkthatallthelatchesareclosedsecurely.
CheckthatalltherequiredscrewsareusedtosecuretheFRUs.Usingwrongscrews
candamagethethreadsorheadsofthescrewsordoesnotensurethattheFRUsare
secure.
AfterinstallingaFRU,makesurethattheFRUandcomputerworknormally.