Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

                          15 minutes

Sections

2

  • Palm Rest with Keyboard and Touch Pad
  • 4 steps
  • Hard Drive
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Palm Rest with Keyboard and Touch Pad
  • Use the Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the seven 90mm screws.
  • Use the Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the four 50mm screws.

Use the Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the seven 90mm screws.

Use the Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the four 50mm screws.

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Step 2

  • Next, use the plastic opening tool to carefully pop off the keyboard cover panel.
  • Be cautious when pulling off the cover because there are cables you will have to disconnect before completely removing the panel.

Next, use the plastic opening tool to carefully pop off the keyboard cover panel.

Be cautious when pulling off the cover because there are cables you will have to disconnect before completely removing the panel.

Step 3

  • Lift palm rest and unplug keyboard cable and touchpad cable using tweezers. After these two cables have been unplugged you can remove the keyboard cover panel.

Lift palm rest and unplug keyboard cable and touchpad cable using tweezers. After these two cables have been unplugged you can remove the keyboard cover panel.

Step 4

  • Lift Palm Rest away.
  • Replace with new palm rest.

Lift Palm Rest away.

Replace with new palm rest.

Step 5

              Hard Drive
  • Remove the four 5mm screws that attach the hard drive bracket using the Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the four 5mm screws that attach the hard drive bracket using the Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 6

  • Lift the hard drive and attached bracket up and out.

Lift the hard drive and attached bracket up and out.

Step 7

  • Remove the four 5mm Phillips #0 screws attaching the bracket to the hard drive.
  • There are 2 screws on each side.

Remove the four 5mm Phillips #0 screws attaching the bracket to the hard drive.

There are 2 screws on each side.

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

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