Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
16
Time Required
25 - 35 minutes
Sections
4
- Battery
- 3 steps
- Front Panel Assembly
- 6 steps
- Optical Drive
- 1 step
- Motherboard
- 6 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Make sure the laptop is completely shut down to avoid data complications.
- Hold the left lock switch towards the left to the unlock option.
Make sure the laptop is completely shut down to avoid data complications.
Hold the left lock switch towards the left to the unlock option.
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Step 2
- Toggle the right lock switch to the unlock option.
Toggle the right lock switch to the unlock option.
Step 3
- Gently slide the battery out while still holding the left unlock switch.
Gently slide the battery out while still holding the left unlock switch.
Step 4
Front Panel Assembly
- Remove the two 2 mm Phillips head screws on each side on the bottom using PH00 screw driver.
- Remove the one 2 mm screw underneath the black cover in the middle using the same screw driver.
Remove the two 2 mm Phillips head screws on each side on the bottom using PH00 screw driver.
Remove the one 2 mm screw underneath the black cover in the middle using the same screw driver.
Step 5
- Remove the RAM by lifting up with your fingers and sliding it out towards you.
Remove the RAM by lifting up with your fingers and sliding it out towards you.
Step 6
- Remove the three 2 mm Phillips head screws on the hard drive using PH00 screw driver.
- Remove the remaining seven 1.8 mm Phillips head screws using the same screw driver.
Remove the three 2 mm Phillips head screws on the hard drive using PH00 screw driver.
Remove the remaining seven 1.8 mm Phillips head screws using the same screw driver.
Step 7
- Remove the hard drive by sliding it to the left and lifting up.
Remove the hard drive by sliding it to the left and lifting up.
Step 8
- Remove the six 2 mm Phillips head screws on the top edge of the laptop using PH00 screw driver.
- Flip the laptop right-side up and open the screen.
Remove the six 2 mm Phillips head screws on the top edge of the laptop using PH00 screw driver.
Flip the laptop right-side up and open the screen.
Step 9
- Starting in a corner of the keyboard, pry the keyboard from the laptop using a plastic opening tool.
- Remove the ribbon cable on the bottom of the keyboard by lifting up on the tape and pulling up.
- The front panel is now loose from the laptop.
Starting in a corner of the keyboard, pry the keyboard from the laptop using a plastic opening tool.
Remove the ribbon cable on the bottom of the keyboard by lifting up on the tape and pulling up.
The front panel is now loose from the laptop.
Step 10
Optical Drive
- Slide the optical drive out. It should easily come out.
Slide the optical drive out. It should easily come out.
Step 11
Motherboard
- Remove the four 2 mm Phillips head screws from the top of the motherboard and fan using PH #1 screwdriver.
Remove the four 2 mm Phillips head screws from the top of the motherboard and fan using PH #1 screwdriver.
Step 12
- Remove the blue cable on the bottom right by lifting up on the tab and pulling the cable out.
Remove the blue cable on the bottom right by lifting up on the tab and pulling the cable out.
Step 13
- Peel off the black and yellow tape attaching the fan to the base.
- Peel the tape off the yellow cable and pull out to remove the cable.
- Remove the small black, white and red cable next to the yellow cable at the top.
Peel off the black and yellow tape attaching the fan to the base.
Peel the tape off the yellow cable and pull out to remove the cable.
Remove the small black, white and red cable next to the yellow cable at the top.
Step 14
- Carefully and slowly lift up the motherboard from the base and remove the red and black cable underneath the motherboard in the top left corner near the fan.
- The motherboard and fan are still attached to each other, but are loose from the base.
Carefully and slowly lift up the motherboard from the base and remove the red and black cable underneath the motherboard in the top left corner near the fan.
The motherboard and fan are still attached to each other, but are loose from the base.
Step 15
- Remove the four 2 mm Phillips head screws surrounding the copper rod using PH1 screw driver.
Remove the four 2 mm Phillips head screws surrounding the copper rod using PH1 screw driver.
Step 16
- Remove the red, blue, black and yellow cable attaching the fan and motherboard together with your fingers.
- Now the motherboard and fan are completely separate from each other.
Remove the red, blue, black and yellow cable attaching the fan and motherboard together with your fingers.
Now the motherboard and fan are completely separate from each other.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Dave C - Feb 27, 2018
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Awesome! I have this exact computer mentioned (u57a bbL4) and am having the same problems you’ve mentioned, so I’m considering buying and replacing the motherboard. I noticed that there is a U57A k554 motherboard, not sure but is this an upgrade? Is there a motherboard that is an upgrade all the while fitting all of the other specifications for the elements? cpu, ram, hd etc? I am going to get a motherboard and a ssd .
Thanks for the info!
Brijesh Patel - Mar 2, 2018
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I am not sure about the U57A K554 being the upgrade to the previous one but since it has the same series it should not be a problem.
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