Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

18

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Sections

4

  • Start disassembly
  • 2 steps
  • Optical drive
  • 2 steps
  • Hard Disk
  • 2 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 12 steps

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What you need

Step 1

              Remove battery
  • Remove the battery and the AC power

Remove the battery and the AC power

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Step 2

              Remove bottom cover
  • Remove the M2x4 screw of the bottom cover
  • Remove the bottom cover by sliding it downwards

Remove the M2x4 screw of the bottom cover

Remove the bottom cover by sliding it downwards

Step 3

              Optical drive
  • Remove the screw holding the optical drive

Remove the screw holding the optical drive

Step 4

  • Pull out the optical drive

Pull out the optical drive

Step 5

              Hard Disk
  • Remove the screws
  • Remove the 3 M2x10 screws
  • Remove the one M2x4 screw

Remove the screws

Remove the 3 M2x10 screws

Remove the one M2x4 screw

Step 6

  • Gently pull the hard disk to the left

Gently pull the hard disk to the left

Step 7

              RAM
  • Remove the two RAM modules
  • Pop them out gently
  • Make sure you are electrostatically not loaded

Remove the two RAM modules

Pop them out gently

Make sure you are electrostatically not loaded

Step 8

  • Detach the two cables from the wireless module

Detach the two cables from the wireless module

Step 9

  • Remove all screws from the bottom cover
  • Remove 7 M2x10 screws
  • Remove 3 M2x4 screws
  • Remove 2 small screws

Remove all screws from the bottom cover

Remove 7 M2x10 screws

Remove 3 M2x4 screws

Remove 2 small screws

Step 10

  • Open the lid of the notebook
  • Use a plastic opening tool to pry the bottom case
  • Be very careful when opening so that the cables in the case are not severed.

Open the lid of the notebook

Use a plastic opening tool to pry the bottom case

Be very careful when opening so that the cables in the case are not severed.

Step 11

  • The motherboard is still connected to the bottom case by several cables, so don’t try to remove it entirely just yet.
  • Hold the upper part with one hand, and use your other hand to disconnect the black&white cable (antenna for the wifi card)

The motherboard is still connected to the bottom case by several cables, so don’t try to remove it entirely just yet.

Hold the upper part with one hand, and use your other hand to disconnect the black&white cable (antenna for the wifi card)

Step 12

  • The motherboard is still connected to the bottom case by several cables, so don’t try to remove it entirely just yet.
  • Continue to hold the upper part with one hand, and use your other hand to disconnect the black ribbon cable
  • Remove the upper part with the motherboard

Continue to hold the upper part with one hand, and use your other hand to disconnect the black ribbon cable

Remove the upper part with the motherboard

Step 13

  • This component is attached by a cable to the lower side of the motherboard therefore it is advised to remove it.
  • Remove the two screws holding the VGA IC
  • Lift the IC

This component is attached by a cable to the lower side of the motherboard therefore it is advised to remove it.

Remove the two screws holding the VGA IC

Lift the IC

Step 14

  • Remove the cable by first lifting the black holder and then removing the cable

Remove the cable by first lifting the black holder and then removing the cable

Step 15

  • Remove the white cable simply by pulling it out from the connector

Remove the white cable simply by pulling it out from the connector

Step 16

  • Remove the touchpad cable by first lifting the black holder

Remove the touchpad cable by first lifting the black holder

Step 17

  • Remove the two keyboard cables by first pulling out the black holders. After that the cables are released

Remove the two keyboard cables by first pulling out the black holders. After that the cables are released

Step 18

  • Remove the four screws holding the motherboard
  • Remove the screw holding the fan
  • Pry out the plastic thing holding the motherboard in place

Remove the four screws holding the motherboard

Remove the screw holding the fan

Pry out the plastic thing holding the motherboard in place

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

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Coll Student - Mar 2, 2020

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Can you please help me locate the gpu VRM on the motherboard? My gpu is faulty and needs to be rebonded, so I wanna permanently disable it.

Stanky - Mar 3, 2020

Sorry, I can’t help you with that