Difficulty
Easy
Steps
8
Time Required
5 - 10 minutes
Sections
2
- Keyboard Plate Cover
- 5 steps
- WiFi Card
- 3 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Keyboard Plate Cover
- Power off and unplug your laptop before you begin.
- Turn the laptop upside-down and remove the following screws using a Phillips #0 driver:
- Two 9.5 mm screws in the middle of the back edge, and one 9.5 mm screw in the right edge
- Two 4.3 mm screws in the back corners
- One 17.5 mm screw at the left edge near the optical drive
- Three 4.3 mm screws in the front edge
Power off and unplug your laptop before you begin.
Turn the laptop upside-down and remove the following screws using a Phillips #0 driver:
Two 9.5 mm screws in the middle of the back edge, and one 9.5 mm screw in the right edge
Two 4.3 mm screws in the back corners
One 17.5 mm screw at the left edge near the optical drive
Three 4.3 mm screws in the front edge
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Step 2
- Use the plastic opening tool to separate the keyboard plate cover from the bottom cover. In order to do this, insert the plastic opening tool in between the keyboard plate cover and the bottom cover, then slide along edges to pry open.
Use the plastic opening tool to separate the keyboard plate cover from the bottom cover. In order to do this, insert the plastic opening tool in between the keyboard plate cover and the bottom cover, then slide along edges to pry open.
Step 3
- Locate the three ribbons connecting the keyboard plate cover to the bottom cover.
Locate the three ribbons connecting the keyboard plate cover to the bottom cover.
Step 4
- Invert the laptop in order to gain access to the ribbons.
- Remove each ribbon by flipping the small white plastic flap up and gently pulling on the ribbon.
Invert the laptop in order to gain access to the ribbons.
Remove each ribbon by flipping the small white plastic flap up and gently pulling on the ribbon.
Step 5
- Now that the ribbons have been detached from the bottom cover, carefully remove the keyboard plate cover. Once it has been removed, place it in a safe and moisture free area so it does not get damaged.
Now that the ribbons have been detached from the bottom cover, carefully remove the keyboard plate cover. Once it has been removed, place it in a safe and moisture free area so it does not get damaged.
Step 6
WiFi Card
- Use the Phillips #0 Screwdriver to unscrew the 3.2 mm Phillips #0 screw which attaches the WiFi card to the motherboard.
Use the Phillips #0 Screwdriver to unscrew the 3.2 mm Phillips #0 screw which attaches the WiFi card to the motherboard.
Step 7
- Disconnect the Wifi card from the motherboard by gently sliding it towards the right edge of the laptop.
Disconnect the Wifi card from the motherboard by gently sliding it towards the right edge of the laptop.
Step 8
- Remove each of the two small antenna connections by disconnecting one wire at a time. Each wire should easily unsnap from the Wifi card.
Remove each of the two small antenna connections by disconnecting one wire at a time. Each wire should easily unsnap from the Wifi card.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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