Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

8

Time Required

                          9 - 10 minutes

Sections

3

  • Back Cover
  • 2 steps
  • Battery
  • 3 steps
  • Trackpad
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Cover
  • Use a Phillips head screw driver to remove the 13 screws in these locations.

Use a Phillips head screw driver to remove the 13 screws in these locations.

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Step 2

  • Use a plastic spudger to pry up the bottom cover and remove it.
  • Be sure to pry along other edges if necessary to avoid damaging the back cover.

Use a plastic spudger to pry up the bottom cover and remove it.

Be sure to pry along other edges if necessary to avoid damaging the back cover.

Step 3

              Battery
  • Unscrew the 2 battery screws.
  • Make sure you keep these screws separate from the back cover screws; they are different!

Unscrew the 2 battery screws.

Make sure you keep these screws separate from the back cover screws; they are different!

Step 4

  • Use two fingers to unplug the battery-to-motherboard connection.

Use two fingers to unplug the battery-to-motherboard connection.

Step 5

  • Take out battery by lifting it up in the manner pictured.

Take out battery by lifting it up in the manner pictured.

Step 6

              Trackpad
  • Remove 9 trackpad screws. They will be of two different varieties.
  • Make sure to keep these screw separate from those in the previous steps.
  • On the back of the trackpad, there is a plastic film that will cover some of the screws. Simply pull it back (do not pull if off) to remove the screws.

Remove 9 trackpad screws. They will be of two different varieties.

Make sure to keep these screw separate from those in the previous steps.

On the back of the trackpad, there is a plastic film that will cover some of the screws. Simply pull it back (do not pull if off) to remove the screws.

Step 7

  • Remove the trackpad ribbon cable.
  • To do this, lift the small black component; it is hinged to the white component.
  • Then simply pull the ribbon cable out of the connector.

Remove the trackpad ribbon cable.

To do this, lift the small black component; it is hinged to the white component.

Then simply pull the ribbon cable out of the connector.

Step 8

  • Remove the small metal frame by simply lifting it out.
  • Carefully peel up the tape holding the trackpad in place.
  • Remove the trackpad from the computer frame.
  • Make sure to watch for any wires or other components and ensure that they are out of the way when removing the trackpad.

Remove the small metal frame by simply lifting it out.

Carefully peel up the tape holding the trackpad in place.

Remove the trackpad from the computer frame.

Make sure to watch for any wires or other components and ensure that they are out of the way when removing the trackpad.

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

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