Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

17

Time Required

                          25 minutes

Sections

5

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Trackpad
  • 4 steps
  • Wi-Fi Card
  • 3 steps
  • Fan
  • 4 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

A functional motherboard allows the computer’s components to interact.

Make sure to power down your device and disconnect from any power sources before you begin.

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Carefully detach the ribbon cable connecting the battery and the motherboard.

Carefully detach the ribbon cable connecting the battery and the motherboard.

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Step 2

  • Use your hands to lift the battery out of the device.

Use your hands to lift the battery out of the device.

Step 3

              Trackpad
  • Disconnect the wide black ribbon cable from the motherboard using an iFixit opening tool.
  • Disconnect the blue-tipped ribbon from the motherboard.
  • Be careful not to damage the motherboard while removing the ribbon cables.

Disconnect the wide black ribbon cable from the motherboard using an iFixit opening tool.

Disconnect the blue-tipped ribbon from the motherboard.

Be careful not to damage the motherboard while removing the ribbon cables.

Step 4

  • Remove the golden tape connecting the trackpad to the plastic divider using an iFixit opening tool.
  • Peel back the black plastic divider that separates the motherboard and trackpad.

Remove the golden tape connecting the trackpad to the plastic divider using an iFixit opening tool.

Peel back the black plastic divider that separates the motherboard and trackpad.

Step 5

  • Remove four 3 mm screws from the trackpad using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Remove four 3 mm screws from the trackpad using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Step 6

  • Carefully remove the trackpad from the device.

Carefully remove the trackpad from the device.

Step 7

              Wi-Fi Card
  • Gently pull the black and white cables up to disconnect them from the Wi-Fi card.

Gently pull the black and white cables up to disconnect them from the Wi-Fi card.

Step 8

  • Remove the single 3 mm screw using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Remove the single 3 mm screw using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Step 9

  • Gently pull the wireless card away from the motherboard to remove it.

Gently pull the wireless card away from the motherboard to remove it.

Step 10

              Fan

Step 11

  • Unwind the Wi-Fi card wires from the side of the fan.
  • The wires need to be pulled down and around the first hook, as seen in image two.
  • Pull the black and white cables under the second hook and away from the fan.

Unwind the Wi-Fi card wires from the side of the fan.

The wires need to be pulled down and around the first hook, as seen in image two.

Pull the black and white cables under the second hook and away from the fan.

Step 12

  • Pull wires so they are out the way.
  • Loosen the six screws from the fan and heat sink.
  • The two screws closest to the fan cannot be removed from the fan, but will still loosen from the case.

Pull wires so they are out the way.

Loosen the six screws from the fan and heat sink.

The two screws closest to the fan cannot be removed from the fan, but will still loosen from the case.

Step 13

  • Gently lift the fan out of the case, but do not remove it fully; there is still one more cable attached.
  • Pull the cable out of its socket on the motherboard.
  • Remove the fan from the laptop.

Gently lift the fan out of the case, but do not remove it fully; there is still one more cable attached.

Pull the cable out of its socket on the motherboard.

Remove the fan from the laptop.

Step 14

              Motherboard
  • Push on the sides of the connector to gently disconnect the speaker cable from the motherboard.

Push on the sides of the connector to gently disconnect the speaker cable from the motherboard.

Step 15

  • Use an iFixit opening tool to pry the display cable up from the motherboard.

Use an iFixit opening tool to pry the display cable up from the motherboard.

Step 16

  • Remove seven 3 mm screws from the motherboard using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Remove seven 3 mm screws from the motherboard using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Step 17

  • Remove the motherboard from the laptop.

Remove the motherboard from the laptop.

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

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