Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

13

Time Required

                          25 - 45 minutes

Sections

4

  • Keyboard
  • 2 steps
  • Disk Drive
  • 2 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 6 steps
  • IO Board
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Keyboard
  • Make sure your device is unplugged and turned off before proceeding.
  • Using a Spudger, gently pry up the keyboard.

Make sure your device is unplugged and turned off before proceeding.

Using a Spudger, gently pry up the keyboard.

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Step 2

  • Rotate the keyboard to face downward.
  • Pull out the blue wiring connection. Use tweezers to make it easier to remove.

Rotate the keyboard to face downward.

Pull out the blue wiring connection. Use tweezers to make it easier to remove.

Step 3

              Disk Drive
  • Use the Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the two screws on the back of the laptop.

Use the Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the two screws on the back of the laptop.

Step 4

  • Slide the disk drive out of the device.

Slide the disk drive out of the device.

Step 5

              Motherboard
  • Remove all screws located on the bottom plate of the laptop, beginning with the three located underneath the disc drive.

Remove all screws located on the bottom plate of the laptop, beginning with the three located underneath the disc drive.

Step 6

  • Rotate the laptop until it is sitting face up and extract all screws exposed by removing the keyboard.

Rotate the laptop until it is sitting face up and extract all screws exposed by removing the keyboard.

Step 7

  • Pull up on the front panel using the spudger until the front panel separates from the bottom panel.

Pull up on the front panel using the spudger until the front panel separates from the bottom panel.

Step 8

  • Unscrew and remove the marked screws.

Unscrew and remove the marked screws.

Step 9

  • Separate the connectors.

Separate the connectors.

Step 10

  • Remove the motherboard from the device.

Remove the motherboard from the device.

Step 11

              IO Board
  • Remove the tape from the screen connector.
  • Remove the screws from the connector.

Remove the tape from the screen connector.

Remove the screws from the connector.

Step 12

  • Pull the screen away from the mount.

Pull the screen away from the mount.

Step 13

  • Pull the IO board off of the mount.

Pull the IO board off of the mount.

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

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