Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

13

Time Required

                          25 - 45 minutes

Sections

4

  • Keyboard
  • 2 steps
  • Disk Drive
  • 2 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 6 steps
  • Fan
  • 3 steps

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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

              Fan
  • Unscrew the six screws using the Phillips #0 Screwdriver.

Unscrew the six screws using the Phillips #0 Screwdriver.

Step 12

  • Unplug the fan’s wires from the motherboard.

Unplug the fan’s wires from the motherboard.

Step 13

  • Remove the fan from the motherboard.

Remove the fan from the motherboard.

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

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Kate Gregory - Jul 12, 2021

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First step is wrong; attempting to prise out the keyboard will damage it. First step should be to remove the screws which hold in the keyboard.