Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

10

Time Required

                          45 - 50 minutes

Sections

4

  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • Back Panel
  • 2 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 4 steps
  • Keyboard
  • 3 steps

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Step 1

              Battery
  • Turn the laptop over to its bottom so that the backside is facing you.
  • Using your fingers, push the two locking tabs inwards to release the battery.
  • Remove the battery from the device.

Turn the laptop over to its bottom so that the backside is facing you.

Using your fingers, push the two locking tabs inwards to release the battery.

Remove the battery from the device.

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Step 2

              Back Panel
  • After removing the battery with the laptop on its back, expose screws that are hidden under the rubber feet and the center label.
  • Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove fourteen (14) 6 mm screws from the back panel.

After removing the battery with the laptop on its back, expose screws that are hidden under the rubber feet and the center label.

Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove fourteen (14) 6 mm screws from the back panel.

Step 3

  • Use a prying tool to remove the back panel from the base of the computer.

Use a prying tool to remove the back panel from the base of the computer.

Step 4

              Motherboard
  • Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove three 3 mm screws and five 3.5 mm screws from the motherboard.

Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove three 3 mm screws and five 3.5 mm screws from the motherboard.

Step 5

  • Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove four 1.5 mm screws from the silver cover.
  • Remove the silver cover from the device.

Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove four 1.5 mm screws from the silver cover.

Remove the silver cover from the device.

Step 6

  • Unplug all connectors attached to the motherboard.

Unplug all connectors attached to the motherboard.

Step 7

  • Once all plugs and screws disconnected, remove the motherboard from the device.

Once all plugs and screws disconnected, remove the motherboard from the device.

Step 8

              Keyboard
  • Carefully pry up the metal plate and detach it from the base.

Carefully pry up the metal plate and detach it from the base.

Step 9

  • Pull the plate away from the base while pulling the keyboard connecting cable through.

Pull the plate away from the base while pulling the keyboard connecting cable through.

Step 10

  • Pull the keyboard out carefully from the base.

Pull the keyboard out carefully from the base.

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

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