Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

8

Time Required

                          15 - 20 minutes

Sections

3

  • Keyboard
  • 2 steps
  • Disk Drive
  • 2 steps
  • Screen
  • 4 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

              Screen
  • On both the front and back panel, remove every screw you see.

On both the front and back panel, remove every screw you see.

Step 6

  • Use the spudger to pry up the front panel from the back panel.

Use the spudger to pry up the front panel from the back panel.

Step 7

  • Using the Philips screwdriver, unscrew the screws shown in the pictures.
  • Unplug the wire connecting the screen to the motherboard.

Using the Philips screwdriver, unscrew the screws shown in the pictures.

Unplug the wire connecting the screen to the motherboard.

Step 8

  • Take the screen off by pulling it straight up off the bottom.

Take the screen off by pulling it straight up off the bottom.

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

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