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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Battery is not showed in pictures.
- Flip the laptop face down.
Battery is not showed in pictures.
Flip the laptop face down.
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Step 2
- Slide the right button to the left.
- Hold the left button to the right.
- While you hold the left button in position, slide the battery out by pushing it away from you.
Slide the right button to the left.
Hold the left button to the right.
While you hold the left button in position, slide the battery out by pushing it away from you.
Step 3
Screen
- Remove the six 12mm screws located at both the battery area and the bottom panel, with a Tri-wing Y1 screwdriver.
- Slide the bottom panel down and lift it up to remove.
- Remove the seven 5.5mm screws located at the bottom area with a Tri-wing Y1 screwdriver.
Remove the six 12mm screws located at both the battery area and the bottom panel, with a Tri-wing Y1 screwdriver.
Slide the bottom panel down and lift it up to remove.
Remove the seven 5.5mm screws located at the bottom area with a Tri-wing Y1 screwdriver.
Step 4
- Use an opening tool to split keyboard from base of the laptop.
- Make sure to start from one end and go around the edges.
- Flip laptop to sit on its bottom.
- Lift keyboard up by the front edge.
Use an opening tool to split keyboard from base of the laptop.
Make sure to start from one end and go around the edges.
Flip laptop to sit on its bottom.
Lift keyboard up by the front edge.
Step 5
- Flip up the small locking flap for the two ZIF connectors.
- Unplug the connectors that are keeping the keyboard connected.
Flip up the small locking flap for the two ZIF connectors.
Unplug the connectors that are keeping the keyboard connected.
Step 6
- Flip up the locking flap for the ZIF connector.
- Unplug the connector.
Flip up the locking flap for the ZIF connector.
Unplug the connector.
Step 7
- Flip laptop to sit with the screen on the bottom.
- Use tweezers to remove the square decorative sticker from the top of screws from the edge of the screen frame.
- Remove six 4mm screws (with a JIS #1 screwdriver) from under the stickers and both of the hinges.
Flip laptop to sit with the screen on the bottom.
Use tweezers to remove the square decorative sticker from the top of screws from the edge of the screen frame.
Remove six 4mm screws (with a JIS #1 screwdriver) from under the stickers and both of the hinges.
Step 8
- Release hinges with the motion of opening a book.
Release hinges with the motion of opening a book.
Step 9
- Use an opening tool to pry apart the frame from the edge of the screen
- Go around the edges til the frame pops off from the screen
Use an opening tool to pry apart the frame from the edge of the screen
Go around the edges til the frame pops off from the screen
Step 10
- Remove eight 4mm screws from the corners of the screen using a JIS #000 screwdriver.
- Flip the screen towards the bottom panel face down.
Remove eight 4mm screws from the corners of the screen using a JIS #000 screwdriver.
Flip the screen towards the bottom panel face down.
Step 11
- Use tweezers to remove the tape from the top of yellow lock.
- Open the yellow ZIF connector.
Use tweezers to remove the tape from the top of yellow lock.
Open the yellow ZIF connector.
Step 12
- Remove the tape completely from the back panel.
Remove the tape completely from the back panel.
Step 13
- Remove the casing from the edges of the screen by removing the eight 2mm screws with a JIS #000 screwdriver.
- Pull the screen up to remove it.
Remove the casing from the edges of the screen by removing the eight 2mm screws with a JIS #000 screwdriver.
Pull the screen up to remove it.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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