Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

8

Time Required

                          20 minutes

Sections

4

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Backplate
  • 3 steps
  • Fan
  • 2 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 1 step

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Introduction

This replacement may be needed for a multitude of reasons, such as heat damage, power surge/spike, or spills / water damage.

The motherboard is responsible for allowing all of the hardware in your laptop to communicate, so if you are experiencing the blue screen of death, missing or unusable devices, or if your laptop is just not turning on then this may fix the problem.

No special skills are required, though caution should be taken as many of the components in this tear down are fragile to both force, electricity, and water. The majority of this replacement is just removing the screws which hold the laptop panels and motherboard in place. Be sure to power off your device and unplug it from the power adapter.

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Flip the lock latch to unlock battery.

Flip the lock latch to unlock battery.

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Step 2

  • Slide the middle latch and remove the battery.

Slide the middle latch and remove the battery.

Step 3

              Backplate
  • Pry off the keyboard using the opening tool.
  • Remove the two screws that are connected to the motherboard using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Pry off the keyboard using the opening tool.

Remove the two screws that are connected to the motherboard using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 4

  • Remove all 12 screws from the backplate using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove all 12 screws from the backplate using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 5

  • Using the prying tool to remove the bottom of the laptop.

Using the prying tool to remove the bottom of the laptop.

Step 6

              Fan
  • Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the eight screws that hold the motherboard to the frame of the laptop.
  • Disconnect the USB port from the motherboard.

Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the eight screws that hold the motherboard to the frame of the laptop.

Disconnect the USB port from the motherboard.

Step 7

  • Unscrew the 6 screws that hold the fan to the motherboard using the same screwdriver.

Unscrew the 6 screws that hold the fan to the motherboard using the same screwdriver.

Step 8

              Motherboard
  • Remove the motherboard from the device.

Remove the motherboard from the device.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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