Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

21

Time Required

                          20 - 30 minutes

Sections

5

  • Back Cover
  • 2 steps
  • Battery
  • 3 steps
  • SSD
  • 2 steps
  • Fan
  • 4 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 10 steps

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Introduction

To complete this guide, you will need a #T5 Torx head screwdriver and a Phillips #0 and #00 screwdriver.

Before beginning, be sure to completely power off your computer.

What you need

Step 1

              Back Cover
  • Use a T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the eight 5 mm screws securing the back cover to the chassis.

Use a T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the eight 5 mm screws securing the back cover to the chassis.

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Step 2

  • Lift the back cover up and off the device.

Lift the back cover up and off the device.

Step 3

              Battery
  • Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the eight 4 mm screws securing the battery to the motherboard.

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the eight 4 mm screws securing the battery to the motherboard.

Step 4

  • Use a plastic spudger to carefully disconnect the battery pin connector from its port, slowly lifting the pin connector from each side until it releases.

Use a plastic spudger to carefully disconnect the battery pin connector from its port, slowly lifting the pin connector from each side until it releases.

Step 5

  • Lift and remove the battery from the device.

Lift and remove the battery from the device.

Step 6

              SSD
  • Using the Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the single 5 mm screw securing the SSD to the motherboard.

Using the Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the single 5 mm screw securing the SSD to the motherboard.

Step 7

  • Lift the SSD up and out of the device.

Lift the SSD up and out of the device.

Step 8

              Fan
  • Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the two silver 5 mm screws surrounding the fan.
  • The top left screw may be hidden under shielding tape.

Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the two silver 5 mm screws surrounding the fan.

The top left screw may be hidden under shielding tape.

Step 9

  • Remove the electrical tape to expose the heat sink screws.
  • Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, unscrew the four screws securing the heatsink to the motherboard.
  • Carefully disconnect the pin connector by pulling it from its slot.

Remove the electrical tape to expose the heat sink screws.

Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, unscrew the four screws securing the heatsink to the motherboard.

Carefully disconnect the pin connector by pulling it from its slot.

Step 10

  • Carefully remove the wires from the clip to the left of the fan.

Carefully remove the wires from the clip to the left of the fan.

Step 11

  • Lift and remove the fan and heatsink assembly from the device.

Lift and remove the fan and heatsink assembly from the device.

Step 12

              Motherboard
  • Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the five black 4 mm screws securing the motherboard to the device.

Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the five black 4 mm screws securing the motherboard to the device.

Step 13

  • Using the same Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the two silver 6.5 mm screws from the secondary fan placeholder.
  • Remove the fan placeholder from the device.

Using the same Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the two silver 6.5 mm screws from the secondary fan placeholder.

Remove the fan placeholder from the device.

Step 14

  • Carefully disonnect the “Main” and “Aux” cables from the dual band wireless driver.

Carefully disonnect the “Main” and “Aux” cables from the dual band wireless driver.

Step 15

  • Remove the ZIF connector from the bottom left of the motherboard by lifting the small grey tab, then pulling the connector out of the slot.
  • For more information on properly disconnecting and removing Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) connectors, please visit this guide.

Remove the ZIF connector from the bottom left of the motherboard by lifting the small grey tab, then pulling the connector out of the slot.

For more information on properly disconnecting and removing Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) connectors, please visit this guide.

Step 16

  • Disconnect and remove the four ZIF connectors from the bottom middle of the motherboard by lifting the small locking tabs, then pulling the connectors out of their slots.

Disconnect and remove the four ZIF connectors from the bottom middle of the motherboard by lifting the small locking tabs, then pulling the connectors out of their slots.

Step 17

  • Remove the pin connector from the top right corner of the motherboard.

Remove the pin connector from the top right corner of the motherboard.

Step 18

  • Remove the ZIF connector from the top right corner of the motherboard by lifting the locking tab, then pulling the connector out of the slot.

Remove the ZIF connector from the top right corner of the motherboard by lifting the locking tab, then pulling the connector out of the slot.

Step 19

  • Remove the pin connectors in the top right corner of the motherboard by lifting them straight up. The longer, top, connector has a pull tab connected to it to assist in pulling it out.

Remove the pin connectors in the top right corner of the motherboard by lifting them straight up. The longer, top, connector has a pull tab connected to it to assist in pulling it out.

Step 20

  • Remove the RTC battery pin connector from the underside of the motheroard.

Remove the RTC battery pin connector from the underside of the motheroard.

Step 21

  • Carefully lift and remove the motherboard.

Carefully lift and remove the motherboard.

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

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