Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

16

Time Required

                          25 minutes

Sections

2

  • Palm Rest Assembly
  • 8 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 8 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Palm Rest Assembly
  • Flip the laptop upside down with the rear end of the computer away from you.

Flip the laptop upside down with the rear end of the computer away from you.

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Step 2

  • Remove the two rear rubber feet by using one of the small, blue plastic spudgers.

Remove the two rear rubber feet by using one of the small, blue plastic spudgers.

Step 3

  • Use the J0 screwdriver to remove the eight 5mm black screws on the bottom of the laptop, which includes the two that were hidden under the rear rubber feet.

Use the J0 screwdriver to remove the eight 5mm black screws on the bottom of the laptop, which includes the two that were hidden under the rear rubber feet.

Step 4

  • Turn the laptop on its side. Use a small, blue opening tool to pry the keyboard cover and laptop apart. Begin from the top right, next to the power button, and slowly work your way around to the opposite side until the keyboard cover is detached.

Turn the laptop on its side. Use a small, blue opening tool to pry the keyboard cover and laptop apart. Begin from the top right, next to the power button, and slowly work your way around to the opposite side until the keyboard cover is detached.

Step 5

  • Gently flip the keyboard cover away from the laptop. Rest it safely upside down so the cables are not strained and are easily accessible.

Gently flip the keyboard cover away from the laptop. Rest it safely upside down so the cables are not strained and are easily accessible.

Step 6

  • Use the metal spudger to gently pry up the small tabs that are clamping down on the keyboard cables.

Use the metal spudger to gently pry up the small tabs that are clamping down on the keyboard cables.

Step 7

  • Carefully pull the keyboard cables out of the connecting ports that are attached to the motherboard.

Carefully pull the keyboard cables out of the connecting ports that are attached to the motherboard.

Step 8

  • Remove the keyboard cover and safely place it somewhere face down.

Remove the keyboard cover and safely place it somewhere face down.

Step 9

              Motherboard
  • Use tweezers to disconnect the LCD cable from the motherboard.

Use tweezers to disconnect the LCD cable from the motherboard.

Step 10

  • Use the tweezers to disconnect both wifi antenna cables from the motherboard.

Use the tweezers to disconnect both wifi antenna cables from the motherboard.

Step 11

  • Use a J0 Phillips screwdriver to remove the 6, 4mm small head silver screws.
  • Use the same J0 Phillips screwdriver to remove the 4mm large head silver screw from the head shield.
  • Remove the heat shield.

Use a J0 Phillips screwdriver to remove the 6, 4mm small head silver screws.

Use the same J0 Phillips screwdriver to remove the 4mm large head silver screw from the head shield.

Remove the heat shield.

Step 12

  • Use the tweezers to disconnect the battery cable from the motherboard.

Use the tweezers to disconnect the battery cable from the motherboard.

Step 13

  • Use the tweezers to disconnect the daughterboard plug from the motherboard.

Use the tweezers to disconnect the daughterboard plug from the motherboard.

Step 14

  • Remove the sound cable from motherboard.

Remove the sound cable from motherboard.

Step 15

  • Use a J0 Phillips screwdriver to remove the single, silver, 4mm screw on the motherboard.

Use a J0 Phillips screwdriver to remove the single, silver, 4mm screw on the motherboard.

Step 16

  • Remove the motherboard.

Remove the motherboard.

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

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