Difficulty
Easy
Steps
7
Time Required
4 minutes
Sections
1
- Bottom Circuit Board
- 7 steps
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What you need
Step 1
Intro
- Replacing your bottom circuit board will be easy.
Replacing your bottom circuit board will be easy.
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Step 2
- Peel away the rubber feet.
Peel away the rubber feet.
Step 3
- Remove the indicated 8 screws.
- You may need to remove some adhesive from the screws to remove them.
Remove the indicated 8 screws.
You may need to remove some adhesive from the screws to remove them.
Step 4
- Pry off the bottom cover.
Pry off the bottom cover.
Step 5
- Remove the 6 indicated screws.
Remove the 6 indicated screws.
Step 6
- Remove the power cable
- There is a ribbon cable under the board. Do not pull the circuit board too far from the device.
Remove the power cable
There is a ribbon cable under the board. Do not pull the circuit board too far from the device.
Step 7
- Push the black tabs on the ZIF connector towards the cable, then remove the cable.
- The cable should have no resistance when pulled out. Do not forcefully remove the cable.
Push the black tabs on the ZIF connector towards the cable, then remove the cable.
The cable should have no resistance when pulled out. Do not forcefully remove the cable.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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