Difficulty
Easy
Steps
9
Time Required
15 minutes
Sections
3
- Back Case
- 2 steps
- Battery
- 4 steps
- Fan
- 3 steps
Flags
1
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Back Case
- Remove the ten 10 mm Phillips #0 screws found on the computer’s back case.
Remove the ten 10 mm Phillips #0 screws found on the computer’s back case.
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Step 2
- Slide a heavy-duty spudger between the back case and the computer.
- Slowly work around the edges to undo the clips to fully separate the back case from the computer.
- Gently lift off the back case.
Slide a heavy-duty spudger between the back case and the computer.
Slowly work around the edges to undo the clips to fully separate the back case from the computer.
Gently lift off the back case.
Step 3
Battery
- Slide a heavy-duty spudger into the ZIF connector and gently flip up the retaining flap to open the connector.
- Pull the blue tab to remove the ribbon.
Slide a heavy-duty spudger into the ZIF connector and gently flip up the retaining flap to open the connector.
Pull the blue tab to remove the ribbon.
Step 4
- Remove the three 5 mm Phillips #0 screws.
- Remove the single 6 mm Phillips #0 screw.
Remove the three 5 mm Phillips #0 screws.
Remove the single 6 mm Phillips #0 screw.
Step 5
- Use the heavy-duty spudger to pry the white 8-pin connector away from the motherboard.
- Gently pull the connector away from the motherboard.
- The black 8-pin connector on the motherboard is very fragile, so be careful when removing the white 8-pin connector.
Use the heavy-duty spudger to pry the white 8-pin connector away from the motherboard.
Gently pull the connector away from the motherboard.
The black 8-pin connector on the motherboard is very fragile, so be careful when removing the white 8-pin connector.
Step 6
- Use the blue plastic opening tool to loosen and remove the three black wires from the battery.
- Slide the battery out from the computer to remove.
Use the blue plastic opening tool to loosen and remove the three black wires from the battery.
Slide the battery out from the computer to remove.
Step 7
Fan
- Unscrew the six 5 mm Phillips #0 screws.
Unscrew the six 5 mm Phillips #0 screws.
Step 8
- Grasp the top of the 3-pin connector with tweezers.
- Wiggle the connector until it loosens itself from the motherboard.
- Gently lift the connector from the motherboard attachment.
Grasp the top of the 3-pin connector with tweezers.
Wiggle the connector until it loosens itself from the motherboard.
Gently lift the connector from the motherboard attachment.
Step 9
- Carefully lift the fan off the motherboard.
- Attached to the fan is thermal pasting that needs to be reapplied when attaching the fan back to the motherboard. Follow this guide to reapply thermal pasting correctly.
Carefully lift the fan off the motherboard.
Attached to the fan is thermal pasting that needs to be reapplied when attaching the fan back to the motherboard. Follow this guide to reapply thermal pasting correctly.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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