Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

25

Time Required

                          30 - 45 minutes

Sections

9

  • Back Cover
  • 5 steps
  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Fan
  • 3 steps
  • Heat Sink
  • 1 step
  • Speakers
  • 3 steps
  • SSD
  • 2 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 3 steps
  • Screen
  • 3 steps
  • Keyboard
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

NOTE: The screen will need to be removed first to have full access to the keyboard cover.

WARNING: The computer uses a lithium-ion battery which contains toxic substances / flammable substances. Handle with caution.

What you need

Step 1

              Back Cover
  • Flip the laptop upside down so the bottom cover is facing up.

Flip the laptop upside down so the bottom cover is facing up.

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Step 2

  • Use a pair of tweezers to grab and pull the feet off of the cover.

Use a pair of tweezers to grab and pull the feet off of the cover.

Step 3

  • Remove the two 4 mm screws using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
  • Remove the six remaining 6 mm screws located around the edges and underneath the feet using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the two 4 mm screws using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the six remaining 6 mm screws located around the edges and underneath the feet using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 4

  • Flip the laptop right-side up and slide an iFixit opening tool and/or Jimmy inside of the bottom cover seam to pry it open.

Flip the laptop right-side up and slide an iFixit opening tool and/or Jimmy inside of the bottom cover seam to pry it open.

Step 5

  • Remove the bottom cover.

Remove the bottom cover.

Step 6

              Battery
  • Remove the four gray 3 mm screws holding down the battery using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the four gray 3 mm screws holding down the battery using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 7

  • Remove the battery.

Remove the battery.

Step 8

              Fan
  • Remove the three silver screws (one 2 mm screw and two 4 mm screws) holding down the fan using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the three silver screws (one 2 mm screw and two 4 mm screws) holding down the fan using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 9

  • Unplug the fan’s power cord from the motherboard.
  • Use tweezers to pull the plug out, if needed.

Unplug the fan’s power cord from the motherboard.

Use tweezers to pull the plug out, if needed.

Step 10

  • Remove the fan.

Remove the fan.

Step 11

              Heat Sink
  • Remove the four gray 3 mm screws around the heat sink using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
  • Remove the heat sink.

Remove the four gray 3 mm screws around the heat sink using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the heat sink.

Step 12

              Speakers
  • Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the three black 5 mm screws holding down the speaker:
  • Two screws on the left side
  • One screw on the right side

Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the three black 5 mm screws holding down the speaker:

Two screws on the left side

One screw on the right side

Step 13

  • Unplug the speaker wire.
  • Use tweezers if needed.

Unplug the speaker wire.

Use tweezers if needed.

Step 14

  • Remove the speaker.

Remove the speaker.

Step 15

              SSD
  • Remove the single 6 mm screw holding down the SSD using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the single 6 mm screw holding down the SSD using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 16

  • Slide the SSD out of the slot.

Slide the SSD out of the slot.

Step 17

              Motherboard
  • Remove the five 3 mm gray screws from around the motherboard using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Remove the five 3 mm gray screws from around the motherboard using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Step 18

  • Unplug the wire connections.
  • Use tweezers if needed.

Unplug the wire connections.

Step 19

  • Remove the motherboard.
  • Use the iFixit opening tool to pry it out if needed.

Remove the motherboard.

Use the iFixit opening tool to pry it out if needed.

Step 20

              Screen
  • Remove the four black 5 mm screws holding down the two silver screen hinges using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Remove the four black 5 mm screws holding down the two silver screen hinges using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Step 21

  • Unplug the screen from the motherboard by lifting the wire cover and removing the screen cord.
  • Separate the hinges from the computer.

Unplug the screen from the motherboard by lifting the wire cover and removing the screen cord.

Separate the hinges from the computer.

Step 22

  • Remove the screen.

Remove the screen.

Step 23

              Keyboard
  • Use an iFixit opening tool to remove all the plastic hold downs from the keyboard cover.

Use an iFixit opening tool to remove all the plastic hold downs from the keyboard cover.

Step 24

  • Remove all remaining plastic hold downs on the main keyboard with an iFixit opening tool.

Remove all remaining plastic hold downs on the main keyboard with an iFixit opening tool.

Step 25

  • Push the keyboard out of the computer.
  • During reassembly, make sure that the keyboard is tightened properly.

Push the keyboard out of the computer.

During reassembly, make sure that the keyboard is tightened properly.

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

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