Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
9
Time Required
15 - 20 minutes
Sections
2
- Keyboard
- 5 steps
- Heat Sink
- 4 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Keyboard
- Flip the Chromebook so that the bottom is facing up.
- Remove the nine T5 Torx screws.
Flip the Chromebook so that the bottom is facing up.
Remove the nine T5 Torx screws.
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Step 2
- Remove the four rubber grips on the bottom side of the Chromebook using an opening tool.
Remove the four rubber grips on the bottom side of the Chromebook using an opening tool.
Step 3
- Remove the four black screws where the rubber grips were.
Remove the four black screws where the rubber grips were.
Step 4
- Reorient the Chromebook so the right side is facing upwards.
- Wedge an opening tool or spudger between the keyboard (upper case) and the lower case of the bottom portion of the Chromebook.
Reorient the Chromebook so the right side is facing upwards.
Wedge an opening tool or spudger between the keyboard (upper case) and the lower case of the bottom portion of the Chromebook.
Step 5
- Pull back the black lever on the base of the cable. While pulling back, take your tweezers and pull back on the large ribbon cable.
- Pull back the black lever on the base of the cable. While pulling back, take your tweezers and pull back on the small ribbon cable.
- Separate the keyboard from the rest of the laptop.
Pull back the black lever on the base of the cable. While pulling back, take your tweezers and pull back on the large ribbon cable.
Pull back the black lever on the base of the cable. While pulling back, take your tweezers and pull back on the small ribbon cable.
Separate the keyboard from the rest of the laptop.
Step 6
Heat Sink
- Detach the the screen cables from the motherboard using a pair of tweezers.
- Peel off the tape or seal to easily remove the screen cables.
Detach the the screen cables from the motherboard using a pair of tweezers.
Peel off the tape or seal to easily remove the screen cables.
Step 7
- Flip up the black lever on the base of the small white ribbon cable. Remove the cable and set it aside.
Flip up the black lever on the base of the small white ribbon cable. Remove the cable and set it aside.
Step 8
- Remove the nine Phillips #0 screws.
- The 3 circles on the hand indicate that there are 3 more screws not visible in the photo.
- Remove the battery cable if possible. Otherwise, gently flip the motherboard upside down to reveal the heat sink.
- The motherboard may be hot. Be sure that you have left the Chromebook turned off for a few minutes.
Remove the nine Phillips #0 screws.
The 3 circles on the hand indicate that there are 3 more screws not visible in the photo.
Remove the battery cable if possible. Otherwise, gently flip the motherboard upside down to reveal the heat sink.
The motherboard may be hot. Be sure that you have left the Chromebook turned off for a few minutes.
Step 9
- Remove the four Phillips #0 screws from the heat sink.
- Detach the heat sink from the motherboard.
- Detaching may provide a bit of resistance because of thermal paste.
- When you are ready to apply the new heat sink, be sure to apply a small dab of thermal paste onto the CPU.
Remove the four Phillips #0 screws from the heat sink.
Detach the heat sink from the motherboard.
Detaching may provide a bit of resistance because of thermal paste.
When you are ready to apply the new heat sink, be sure to apply a small dab of thermal paste onto the CPU.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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