Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

13

Time Required

                          15 minutes

Sections

4

  • Battery
  • 4 steps
  • Keyboard
  • 3 steps
  • Palm Rest
  • 4 steps
  • Hard Drive
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Make sure the computer is completely powered down and unplug the power cord.

Make sure the computer is completely powered down and unplug the power cord.

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Step 2

  • Place the device on your work surface with bottom facing up and the battery located at the top.

Place the device on your work surface with bottom facing up and the battery located at the top.

Step 3

  • Slide the left release tab toward the center of the computer to the unlock position. Next slid the right tab toward the center of the computer and hold it there while completing step 4.

Slide the left release tab toward the center of the computer to the unlock position. Next slid the right tab toward the center of the computer and hold it there while completing step 4.

Step 4

  • Remove the battery by sliding it upwards and away from the computer.

Remove the battery by sliding it upwards and away from the computer.

Step 5

              Keyboard
  • Unscrew the ten 6.0 mm Philips head screws on the base of the device with a Phillips #0 head screwdriver.

Unscrew the ten 6.0 mm Philips head screws on the base of the device with a Phillips #0 head screwdriver.

Step 6

  • Insert the plastic opening tool between the keyboard and the plastic housing.
  • Pry the keyboard upward away from the device.
  • Move the tool around the edge of the entire keyboard while continuing to pry.
  • You will hear the clips pop once you have released them.

Insert the plastic opening tool between the keyboard and the plastic housing.

Pry the keyboard upward away from the device.

Move the tool around the edge of the entire keyboard while continuing to pry.

You will hear the clips pop once you have released them.

Step 7

  • Once you have released all of the clips, slowly lift the keyboard exposing the ribbon cable.
  • Lift the tab on the keyboard ZIF connector with a plastic opening tool and gently remove the ribbon cable.

Once you have released all of the clips, slowly lift the keyboard exposing the ribbon cable.

Lift the tab on the keyboard ZIF connector with a plastic opening tool and gently remove the ribbon cable.

Step 8

              Palm Rest
  • Remove the eight 6.0 mm screws located under the keyboard with your Philips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the eight 6.0 mm screws located under the keyboard with your Philips #0 screwdriver.

Step 9

  • Remove the track pad and power button ribbon cables.
  • Lift the locking bar on each connector with a plastic opening tool and gently remove the ribbon cables

Remove the track pad and power button ribbon cables.

Lift the locking bar on each connector with a plastic opening tool and gently remove the ribbon cables

Step 10

  • To remove the palm rest, insert the plastic opening tool in the seam between the palm rest and the base.
  • Pry upward to undo each clip.
  • Continue this process around the entire palm rest.

To remove the palm rest, insert the plastic opening tool in the seam between the palm rest and the base.

Pry upward to undo each clip.

Continue this process around the entire palm rest.

Step 11

  • Once all clips have been undone lift the palm rest away from the laptop.

Once all clips have been undone lift the palm rest away from the laptop.

Step 12

              Hard Drive
  • Gently unhook the ribbon cable blocking the hard drive by lifting the locking bar with a plastic opening tool.

Gently unhook the ribbon cable blocking the hard drive by lifting the locking bar with a plastic opening tool.

Step 13

  • Remove the 2 screws securing the hard drive
  • Lift the hard drive up and remove the connector on the end using the blue opening tool.

Remove the 2 screws securing the hard drive

Lift the hard drive up and remove the connector on the end using the blue opening tool.

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

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