FIC A360 - Manual (Page 125)

Maintenance & Disassembly
• Heat Plate and Fan Exhaust Unit
The Fan Exhaust unit is assembled on the upper-right side of the system unit. It comprises
of a heat plate and one fan. There are seven screws securing the heat plate to the CPU
module inserted on the motherboard. The exhaust fan is secured beside the heat plate.
• Keyboard Cover Assembly
The keyboard cover is a thin bracket for holding the keyboard as well as covering the
base unit. It is also includes the power button, easy buttons, and status LED cover
moldings.
The following System Base Unit Assembly includes the following major Field Replaceable
Units/parts (FRUs):
• Battery Pack
This is one of more easily replaceable parts. The battery pack is found on the right side on
the base unit and can be easily removed by pressing the latch underneath the unit and
pulling the battery on its handle. The battery pack is replaced as a whole and must not be
opened for repair.
• Hard Disk Drive Module
The Hard Disk Drive is attached on the lower-left side of the system base unit located just
below the keyboard. The HDD is secured by only one screw. The HDD module is a 2.5-
inch hard disk drive with a maximum height of 9.5mm. The hard drive module assembly
is attached to the motherboard through the HDD connector.
• CD-ROM / DVD-ROM / CD-RW Drive Assembly
The CD-ROM / DVD-ROM / CD-RW Drive Assembly is attached on the left side of the
base unit and is secured with one screws.\
• Floppy Disk Drive Assembly
The Floppy Drive assembly is located at the front left side of the base unit just underneath
the HDD assembly. It is assembled to the unit with one screw secured on the left side.
• CPU
The Pentium-III/Celeron FC-PGA socket is found on the top right part of the
motherboard. You will need a flat screwdriver and CPU tooling for removing or installing
the CPU. Refer to Chapter 2 on how to install and upgrade the CPU.
• Speaker Assembly
The internal speakers of the notebook are assembled into front side of the system. They
are secured into a slot and speaker cable connector is attached into the main board.
• Motherboard Assembly
The Motherboard assembly is the most important part of the notebook. It contains the
entire major chipsets including the core logic, PCMCIA, memory, and BIOS to operate
the whole computer. It also includes the sockets, connectors and ports completing the
functionality.
• Internal Modem / LAN / Combo Module Assembly
If the computer includes an internal modem, LAN, or combo module, it is located
underneath the motherboard using a mini-PCI slot.
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