Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
15
Time Required
25 - 35 minutes
Sections
3
- Hard Drive
- 7 steps
- Disc Drive
- 1 step
- Motherboard
- 7 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Hard Drive
- Flip the laptop upside down so that the back of the laptop faces you.
Flip the laptop upside down so that the back of the laptop faces you.
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Step 2
- Remove the following ten Phillips #0 screws from the bottom of the laptop:
- Six 13mm screws.
- Four 11mm screws.
Remove the following ten Phillips #0 screws from the bottom of the laptop:
Six 13mm screws.
Four 11mm screws.
Step 3
- Using a plastic opening tool, pry up the palm rest from the bottom case of the laptop.
- Don’t completely remove as there are ribbon cables connecting the two halves.
Using a plastic opening tool, pry up the palm rest from the bottom case of the laptop.
Don’t completely remove as there are ribbon cables connecting the two halves.
Step 4
- Use a spudger to flip up the retaining flaps on both keyboard ribbon cable ZIF sockets.
- Pull the ribbon cables out of their sockets.
Use a spudger to flip up the retaining flaps on both keyboard ribbon cable ZIF sockets.
Pull the ribbon cables out of their sockets.
Step 5
- Remove the three 6mm Phillips #0 screws from the motherboard.
Remove the three 6mm Phillips #0 screws from the motherboard.
Step 6
- Pull the Wi-Fi card out of the motherboard.
Pull the Wi-Fi card out of the motherboard.
Step 7
- Remove the hard drive by pulling it towards the right, and removing it from the laptop case
Remove the hard drive by pulling it towards the right, and removing it from the laptop case
Step 8
Disc Drive
- Remove the disc drive by sliding it towards the right and removing it from the laptop case
Remove the disc drive by sliding it towards the right and removing it from the laptop case
Step 9
Motherboard
- Remove the three 6mm Phillips #0 screws from the fan shroud.
- Remove the shroud from the motherboard.
Remove the three 6mm Phillips #0 screws from the fan shroud.
Remove the shroud from the motherboard.
Step 10
- Pull the metal casing to the right.
- Be careful when pulling the case because it may break the motherboard.
Pull the metal casing to the right.
Be careful when pulling the case because it may break the motherboard.
Step 11
- There is a wire attached to the screen display.
- Peel the sticker and disconnect it from the motherboard.
There is a wire attached to the screen display.
Peel the sticker and disconnect it from the motherboard.
Step 12
- Remove the plastic covering off of the motherboard.
Remove the plastic covering off of the motherboard.
Step 13
- Remove the five 6mm Phillips #0 screws from the motherboard.
Remove the five 6mm Phillips #0 screws from the motherboard.
Step 14
- Remove the cables connected to the motherboard by unplugging them using a plastic opening tool, or by hand.
Remove the cables connected to the motherboard by unplugging them using a plastic opening tool, or by hand.
Step 15
- Pull the motherboard to the right and lift up.
Pull the motherboard to the right and lift up.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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