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Difficult

Steps

18

Time Required

                          30 minutes - 1 hour            

Sections

5

  • Battery
  • 6 steps
  • Hard Drive
  • 2 steps
  • Optical Drive
  • 2 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 7 steps
  • RAM
  • 1 step

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery               
  • Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver (PH0 bit) to remove the four 5.0 mm screws that are securing the bottom of the laptop.
  • Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver (PH0 bit) to remove the six 11.0 mm screws that are securing the bottom of the laptop.

Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver (PH0 bit) to remove the four 5.0 mm screws that are securing the bottom of the laptop.

Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver (PH0 bit) to remove the six 11.0 mm screws that are securing the bottom of the laptop.

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Step 2

  • Lift the edges of the keyboard using the plastic iFixit opening tool and raise the keyboard slightly to see the inside of the laptop.
  • Do not lift the keyboard too high as the keyboard is connected to the motherboard by two ribbon connectors that must be detached.

Lift the edges of the keyboard using the plastic iFixit opening tool and raise the keyboard slightly to see the inside of the laptop.

Do not lift the keyboard too high as the keyboard is connected to the motherboard by two ribbon connectors that must be detached.

Step 3

  • Lift back the clip on the ribbon tape, and pull the tape out in order to remove the keyboard from the laptop.
  • Remove both pieces of the ribbon tape connecting the keyboard to the motherboard.

Lift back the clip on the ribbon tape, and pull the tape out in order to remove the keyboard from the laptop.

Remove both pieces of the ribbon tape connecting the keyboard to the motherboard.

Step 4

  • Remove the bundled cable connector attaching the battery to the motherboard with the plastic iFixit opening tool.
  • Make sure that you do not remove the entire connector by applying too much force. Only the white plastic connector should be removed from the metal part on the motherboard.

Remove the bundled cable connector attaching the battery to the motherboard with the plastic iFixit opening tool.

Make sure that you do not remove the entire connector by applying too much force. Only the white plastic connector should be removed from the metal part on the motherboard.

Step 5

  • Use Phillips #0 screwdriver (PH0 bit) to remove the four 6.0 mm screws attaching the battery to the laptop.

Use Phillips #0 screwdriver (PH0 bit) to remove the four 6.0 mm screws attaching the battery to the laptop.

Step 6

  • Lift the battery up and remove it completely from the laptop.

Lift the battery up and remove it completely from the laptop.

Step 7

              Hard Drive               
  • Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver (PH0 bit) to remove the four 6.0 mm screws that are securing the hard drive.

Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver (PH0 bit) to remove the four 6.0 mm screws that are securing the hard drive.

Step 8

  • Lift the hard drive up and pull it towards the screen so that it disconnects from the motherboard.
  • Use caution when disconnecting the hard drive from the motherboard, so that neither connector gets broken.

Lift the hard drive up and pull it towards the screen so that it disconnects from the motherboard.

Use caution when disconnecting the hard drive from the motherboard, so that neither connector gets broken.

Step 9

              Optical Drive               
  • Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver (PH0 bit) to remove the one 6.0 mm screw holding in the optical drive.

Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver (PH0 bit) to remove the one 6.0 mm screw holding in the optical drive.

Step 10

  • Gently slide the optical drive out from the motherboard.

Gently slide the optical drive out from the motherboard.

Step 11

              Motherboard               
  • Remove the bundled cable connector that connects the fan to the motherboard using the plastic iFixit opening tool.
  • Remove the bundled cable connector that attaches the audio to the motherboard with the plastic iFixit opening tool.

Remove the bundled cable connector that connects the fan to the motherboard using the plastic iFixit opening tool.

Remove the bundled cable connector that attaches the audio to the motherboard with the plastic iFixit opening tool.

Step 12

  • Lift the metal clip holding the ZIF connector ribbon down.
  • Pull the ribbon out from the connector, away from the motherboard.

Lift the metal clip holding the ZIF connector ribbon down.

Pull the ribbon out from the connector, away from the motherboard.

Step 13

  • Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver (PH0 bit) to remove the five 6.0 mm screws attaching the motherboard to the base of the laptop.

Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver (PH0 bit) to remove the five 6.0 mm screws attaching the motherboard to the base of the laptop.

Step 14

  • Remove the tape from the motherboard.

Remove the tape from the motherboard.

Step 15

  • Lift the metal clips holding the ZIF connector down.
  • Push the gold metal connector away from the motherboard.
  • Be careful not to break the connector.

Lift the metal clips holding the ZIF connector down.

Push the gold metal connector away from the motherboard.

Be careful not to break the connector.

Step 16

  • Lift the coaxial connector from the wifi chip with the plastic iFixit opening tool.

Lift the coaxial connector from the wifi chip with the plastic iFixit opening tool.

Step 17

  • Lift the motherboard to remove it fully.
  • Do not pull too hard, the motherboard should come off easily once it has been separated from the base of the laptop.

Lift the motherboard to remove it fully.

Do not pull too hard, the motherboard should come off easily once it has been separated from the base of the laptop.

Step 18

              RAM               
  • Remove the RAM by lifting and pulling it up from the back of the motherboard.

Remove the RAM by lifting and pulling it up from the back of the motherboard.

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

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