Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
12
Time Required
20 minutes
Sections
3
- Hard Drive
- 3 steps
- Fan
- 5 steps
- RAM
- 4 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Hard Drive
- Remove the device’s battery before beginning.
- Turn laptop so under side is facing up.
- Locate the hard drive door and unscrew the 5 screws using PH0 mm Phillips Head.
Remove the device’s battery before beginning.
Turn laptop so under side is facing up.
Locate the hard drive door and unscrew the 5 screws using PH0 mm Phillips Head.
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Step 2
- Pry open hard drive cover using the Spudger tool.
Pry open hard drive cover using the Spudger tool.
Step 3
- Remove screw attached to the hard drive using the PH0 mm Phillips Head.
- The hard drive can now be removed from the device.
Remove screw attached to the hard drive using the PH0 mm Phillips Head.
The hard drive can now be removed from the device.
Step 4
Fan
- Remove battery before beginning.
- Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the 5 screws from the bottom cover.
- Pry open the cover using the Spudger tool.
Remove battery before beginning.
Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the 5 screws from the bottom cover.
Pry open the cover using the Spudger tool.
Step 5
- Remove the keyboard with a plastic opening tool or spudger.
- There is a plastic film that needs to be gently peeled from the laptop base.
- Use caution when removing the keyboard as it is fragile.
Remove the keyboard with a plastic opening tool or spudger.
There is a plastic film that needs to be gently peeled from the laptop base.
Use caution when removing the keyboard as it is fragile.
Step 6
- Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the 4 screws from the motherboard shield.
Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the 4 screws from the motherboard shield.
Step 7
- Remove the motherboard from the base of the laptop by unscrew the screw drivers using PH0 mm Phillips Head.
- Carefully remove the charger attachment in the top left.
Remove the motherboard from the base of the laptop by unscrew the screw drivers using PH0 mm Phillips Head.
Carefully remove the charger attachment in the top left.
Step 8
- Carefully remove the fan from the motherboard by detaching the plastic insert as seen in the pictures
Carefully remove the fan from the motherboard by detaching the plastic insert as seen in the pictures
Step 9
RAM
- After removing the motherboard, turn it over so that the back side is facing you.
After removing the motherboard, turn it over so that the back side is facing you.
Step 10
- To release the RAM from the motherboard, press both of the metal prongs on the sides of the RAM.
To release the RAM from the motherboard, press both of the metal prongs on the sides of the RAM.
Step 11
- After RAM memory card is released from the motherboard, hold the RAM card on a 45 degree angle and remove the card.
After RAM memory card is released from the motherboard, hold the RAM card on a 45 degree angle and remove the card.
Step 12
- Install your new RAM memory card following these steps in reverse.
Install your new RAM memory card following these steps in reverse.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Brenna Waterbury
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Idaho State University, Team S4-G6, Watkins Fall 2017
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Erlend - Nov 3, 2018
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Stupid! you can remove the ram after step 2!!!
