Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

19

Time Required

                          30 - 40 minutes

Sections

2

  • Motherboard
  • 17 steps
  • Fan Assembly
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Motherboard
  • Power off your device and remove the battery before beginning this guide.
  • Flip the laptop so the underside is facing up.
  • Using a Phillips #01 screwdriver, unscrew the two 6 mm screws.

Power off your device and remove the battery before beginning this guide.

Flip the laptop so the underside is facing up.

Using a Phillips #01 screwdriver, unscrew the two 6 mm screws.

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Step 2

  • Place a spudger under the white wire and pull it up gently, disconnecting it from the Wi-Fi card.
  • Use the same method on the black wire.

Place a spudger under the white wire and pull it up gently, disconnecting it from the Wi-Fi card.

Use the same method on the black wire.

Step 3

  • Push the hard drive to the left and remove it.

Push the hard drive to the left and remove it.

Step 4

  • Using a Phillips #01 screwdriver, unscrew the fifteen 6 mm screws.

Using a Phillips #01 screwdriver, unscrew the fifteen 6 mm screws.

Step 5

  • Flip over the laptop and open it.
  • Using the spudger, insert the flat end into the notches at the top of the keyboard and slowly “pop” the keyboard up and out of the device.

Flip over the laptop and open it.

Using the spudger, insert the flat end into the notches at the top of the keyboard and slowly “pop” the keyboard up and out of the device.

Step 6

  • Using the flat end of the spudger, lift the black ZIF connector lock bar and disconnect the keyboard from the computer.
  • Remove the keyboard.

Using the flat end of the spudger, lift the black ZIF connector lock bar and disconnect the keyboard from the computer.

Remove the keyboard.

Step 7

  • Using the spudger, place the flat end under the black lock bar holding the power switch. Push the spudger up and to the left, disconnecting the power switch.
  • Use the same technique on the touchpad to disconnect it.

Using the spudger, place the flat end under the black lock bar holding the power switch. Push the spudger up and to the left, disconnecting the power switch.

Use the same technique on the touchpad to disconnect it.

Step 8

  • Using a Phillips #01 screwdriver, unscrew the seven 6 mm screws.

Using a Phillips #01 screwdriver, unscrew the seven 6 mm screws.

Step 9

  • Gently pull out the optical drive.

Gently pull out the optical drive.

Step 10

  • Flip the laptop back over so that the bottom is facing up.
  • Use a Phillips #01 screwdriver to unscrew the three 6 mm screws.

Flip the laptop back over so that the bottom is facing up.

Use a Phillips #01 screwdriver to unscrew the three 6 mm screws.

Step 11

  • Turn the laptop back over so that you can open it.
  • Gently separate the cover from the laptop by putting an opening tool between the cover and the lower part of the laptop.

Turn the laptop back over so that you can open it.

Gently separate the cover from the laptop by putting an opening tool between the cover and the lower part of the laptop.

Step 12

  • Remove the yellow tape.

Remove the yellow tape.

Step 13

  • Using the flat end of a spudger, flip ZIF connector lock bar up, disconnecting the USB board from the mother board.

Using the flat end of a spudger, flip ZIF connector lock bar up, disconnecting the USB board from the mother board.

Step 14

  • Using the pointy end of a spudger, push upwards on the notches of the tan part of the LCD connector.

Using the pointy end of a spudger, push upwards on the notches of the tan part of the LCD connector.

Step 15

  • Using the pointy end of a spudger, gently push upwards on the black part of the speaker connector.

Using the pointy end of a spudger, gently push upwards on the black part of the speaker connector.

Step 16

  • Using a Phillips #01 screwdriver, unscrew the five 6 mm screws at the indicated places.
  • Using a Phillips #01 screwdriver, unscrew the 5 mm screws.
  • All of these screws are indicated by a small white arrow.

Using a Phillips #01 screwdriver, unscrew the five 6 mm screws at the indicated places.

Using a Phillips #01 screwdriver, unscrew the 5 mm screws.

All of these screws are indicated by a small white arrow.

Step 17

  • Gently lift the motherboard, removing it from the laptop shell.

Gently lift the motherboard, removing it from the laptop shell.

Step 18

              Fan Assembly
  • Flip the motherboard so that the fan and heat sink are facing up.
  • Pinch the upper part of the connector and pull upwards, slightly shimmying it side to side, to disconnect the fan.

Flip the motherboard so that the fan and heat sink are facing up.

Pinch the upper part of the connector and pull upwards, slightly shimmying it side to side, to disconnect the fan.

Step 19

  • Using a Phillips #01 screwdriver, unscrew the seven 5 mm screws.
  • Remove the fan assembly.

Using a Phillips #01 screwdriver, unscrew the seven 5 mm screws.

Remove the fan assembly.

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

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