Difficulty
Difficult
Steps
19
Time Required
1 hour
Sections
3
- Battery
- 4 steps
- Fan
- 12 steps
- Monitor display
- 3 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Ensure the laptop is completely powered off and power adapter is unplugged before removing the battery.
- Turn over laptop so that the bottom is showing.
- Unlock the latch.
Ensure the laptop is completely powered off and power adapter is unplugged before removing the battery.
Turn over laptop so that the bottom is showing.
Unlock the latch.
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Step 2
- Remove the back cover and you will then be able to see the battery.
Remove the back cover and you will then be able to see the battery.
Step 3
- Unlatch the two latches securing the battery in the case.
Unlatch the two latches securing the battery in the case.
Step 4
- Use a plastic opening tool to lift and remove the battery.
Use a plastic opening tool to lift and remove the battery.
Step 5
Fan
- Remove the hard drive by unscrewing the four 8mm screws with the T7 philip’s head.
Remove the hard drive by unscrewing the four 8mm screws with the T7 philip’s head.
Step 6
- Pry off ten rubber paddings on the outer edge of the laptop to reveal the torx screws.
- Unscrew the ten 8mm torx screws that are under the rubber paddings using the T7 tip torx screwdriver.
Pry off ten rubber paddings on the outer edge of the laptop to reveal the torx screws.
Unscrew the ten 8mm torx screws that are under the rubber paddings using the T7 tip torx screwdriver.
Step 7
- Remove the two 4mm screws indicated by the M2.5X4 using the J00 tip screwdriver.
- Remove SD card cap by just sliding out to reveal one screw.
Remove the two 4mm screws indicated by the M2.5X4 using the J00 tip screwdriver.
Remove SD card cap by just sliding out to reveal one screw.
Step 8
- Remove the two 3mm screws indicated by the M2.03 using the J00 tip screwdriver.
- Remove the 4mm SD card screw using the J00 tip.
Remove the two 3mm screws indicated by the M2.03 using the J00 tip screwdriver.
Remove the 4mm SD card screw using the J00 tip.
Step 9
- Remove the one 4mm fan screw using the J00 tip screwdriver.
- Remove screw and metal plate to expose ribbon cable connector.
Remove the one 4mm fan screw using the J00 tip screwdriver.
Remove screw and metal plate to expose ribbon cable connector.
Step 10
- Use an opening tool to pry up the ribbon connector to disconnect.
Use an opening tool to pry up the ribbon connector to disconnect.
Step 11
- Turn laptop over back to normal position as shown in the image.
- Use opening tools to pry up keyboard.
- When prying up keyboard, be sure to start near any corner of the keyboard.
- There are two ribbon cables that must be disconnected before fully removing keyboard.
Turn laptop over back to normal position as shown in the image.
Use opening tools to pry up keyboard.
When prying up keyboard, be sure to start near any corner of the keyboard.
There are two ribbon cables that must be disconnected before fully removing keyboard.
Step 12
- Carefully lift keyboard on one side to expose the two ribbon cables.
- Use an opening tool to lift up the locking clip and unplug the two ribbon cables.
Carefully lift keyboard on one side to expose the two ribbon cables.
Use an opening tool to lift up the locking clip and unplug the two ribbon cables.
Step 13
- Remove the two 4mm screws centered notated by the keyboard logo using the J00 tip.
Remove the two 4mm screws centered notated by the keyboard logo using the J00 tip.
Step 14
- Once keyboard has been fully removed, the system case containing the motherboard can be lifted out easily.
- The display is connected to the shell of the laptop.
Once keyboard has been fully removed, the system case containing the motherboard can be lifted out easily.
The display is connected to the shell of the laptop.
Step 15
- Unplug fan cable by pulling away from its connector.
Unplug fan cable by pulling away from its connector.
Step 16
- Unscrew the two 6mm fan screws using the J00 tip.
- Fan screws are encased in springs and cannot be removed.
Unscrew the two 6mm fan screws using the J00 tip.
Fan screws are encased in springs and cannot be removed.
Step 17
Monitor display
- Retrieve the monitor display connected to the plastic chassis.
Retrieve the monitor display connected to the plastic chassis.
Step 18
- Unscrew the two 4mm hinge screws using the Philips 00 tip screwdriver.
Unscrew the two 4mm hinge screws using the Philips 00 tip screwdriver.
Step 19
- Unhinge the monitor display from the chassis.
Unhinge the monitor display from the chassis.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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richard P - Jun 18, 2022
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Hello,
I need to replace the inverter as my screen is too much dark.
I cannot see the inverter and even I cannot find any inverter for this model.
Do you know how to access to this inverter? Is it embedded within the screen?
Thanks by advance.
BR