Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
12
Time Required
35 - 45 minutes
Sections
4
- Battery
- 3 steps
- Keyboard
- 3 steps
- WiFi
- 3 steps
- CPU Fan
- 3 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Make sure the laptop is shut down.
- Flip the laptop upside down with the battery facing towards you.
Make sure the laptop is shut down.
Flip the laptop upside down with the battery facing towards you.
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Step 2
- Place the pointed end of a spudger into the battery lock and slide it to the left until you hear the battery release.
Place the pointed end of a spudger into the battery lock and slide it to the left until you hear the battery release.
Step 3
- Pull the battery towards you to remove it from the laptop.
Pull the battery towards you to remove it from the laptop.
Step 4
Keyboard
- Remove all eighteen 8 mm screws with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
Remove all eighteen 8 mm screws with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
Step 5
- Move around the edge with metal spudger and carefully pry apart the clips holding the keyboard in place.
- Be careful not to break the plastic clips and do not remove the keyboard yet.
Move around the edge with metal spudger and carefully pry apart the clips holding the keyboard in place.
Be careful not to break the plastic clips and do not remove the keyboard yet.
Step 6
- Carefully detach the three ZIF ribbons connected to the motherboard by flipping up the white hinge.
- Lift up on the keyboard and the whole top should come right off, including the touchpad.
Carefully detach the three ZIF ribbons connected to the motherboard by flipping up the white hinge.
Lift up on the keyboard and the whole top should come right off, including the touchpad.
Step 7
WiFi
- Locate the WiFi card on the motherboard.
Locate the WiFi card on the motherboard.
Step 8
- Locate the two antenna cables shown.
- Using a plastic opening tool, remove both antenna cables from the WiFi card by gently prying them up.
- Black on left. White on right.
Locate the two antenna cables shown.
Using a plastic opening tool, remove both antenna cables from the WiFi card by gently prying them up.
Black on left. White on right.
Step 9
- Remove this 3 mm Phillips #0 screw and the WiFi card should pop up.
- Make sure antenna cables are removed before removing the screw.
- Gently lift WiFi card off of the motherboard.
Remove this 3 mm Phillips #0 screw and the WiFi card should pop up.
Make sure antenna cables are removed before removing the screw.
Gently lift WiFi card off of the motherboard.
Step 10
CPU Fan
- Locate the CPU Fan in the case right above the motherboard.
Locate the CPU Fan in the case right above the motherboard.
Step 11
- Detach the power cable by carefully pulling on it, it will come off easily.
Detach the power cable by carefully pulling on it, it will come off easily.
Step 12
- Remove both of these 6 mm Phillips #1 screws which hold the fan onto the case.
- Now carefully lift the fan straight up and out of its place in the case.
- The fan should easily come right out with no trouble.
Remove both of these 6 mm Phillips #1 screws which hold the fan onto the case.
Now carefully lift the fan straight up and out of its place in the case.
The fan should easily come right out with no trouble.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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