Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

14

Time Required

                          30 minutes

Sections

4

  • Battery
  • 4 steps
  • Keyboard
  • 2 steps
  • Media Keys
  • 2 steps
  • Screen
  • 6 steps

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Step 1

              Battery
  • Shut down the computer.
  • Disconnect all external devices and cables from the computer.

Shut down the computer.

Disconnect all external devices and cables from the computer.

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Step 2

  • Flip the laptop over.

Flip the laptop over.

Step 3

  • Locate the gray sliding tab next to the black bar where the battery is located.
  • Slide the gray sliding tab to the left until you hear a distinct click.
  • The inside edge of the battery should pop up.

Locate the gray sliding tab next to the black bar where the battery is located.

Slide the gray sliding tab to the left until you hear a distinct click.

The inside edge of the battery should pop up.

Step 4

  • Grasp the inside edge of the battery.
  • Lift the inside edge of the battery up to detach the battery from the laptop.

Grasp the inside edge of the battery.

Lift the inside edge of the battery up to detach the battery from the laptop.

Step 5

              Keyboard
  • Remove the highlighted screws.
  • After removing the screws, flip the laptop over.

Remove the highlighted screws.

After removing the screws, flip the laptop over.

Step 6

  • Open the laptop.
  • Use the spudger to lift the keyboard.
  • Do not pull the keyboard up and away from the computer, because it is still attached by a ribbon cable.
  • Press the two white clips forward with your fingers and gently pull the ribbon from the clips.

Open the laptop.

Use the spudger to lift the keyboard.

Do not pull the keyboard up and away from the computer, because it is still attached by a ribbon cable.

Press the two white clips forward with your fingers and gently pull the ribbon from the clips.

Step 7

              Media Keys
  • Turn the laptop upside-down again.
  • Remove the highlighted screws.

Turn the laptop upside-down again.

Step 8

  • Turn the laptop right-side up. Open the screen and tilt it all the way back.
  • Locate the media keys.
  • Gently lift up the media key strip using the plastic pry tool.
  • If there is too much resistance when prying, stop and search for cause of the resistance. Do not force the media keys.

Turn the laptop right-side up. Open the screen and tilt it all the way back.

Locate the media keys.

Gently lift up the media key strip using the plastic pry tool.

If there is too much resistance when prying, stop and search for cause of the resistance. Do not force the media keys.

Step 9

              Screen
  • Remove the rubber inserts with the spudger.
  • Note: When reassembling, notice that the two lower rubber pieces are flatter than the four rubber pieces located at the top of the screen.
  • Remove the screws behind the rubber inserts.

Remove the rubber inserts with the spudger.

Note: When reassembling, notice that the two lower rubber pieces are flatter than the four rubber pieces located at the top of the screen.

Remove the screws behind the rubber inserts.

Step 10

  • Carefully pry loose the screen casing with a plastic prying tool.

Carefully pry loose the screen casing with a plastic prying tool.

Step 11

  • Remove the plug by prying it loose with the spudger.
  • Pulling the plug with your fingers could be potentially dangerous unless you are wearing work gloves.

Remove the plug by prying it loose with the spudger.

Pulling the plug with your fingers could be potentially dangerous unless you are wearing work gloves.

Step 12

  • Remove the single screw marked in the image.
  • Be careful not to break the clips or pull any wires.

Remove the single screw marked in the image.

Be careful not to break the clips or pull any wires.

Step 13

  • Remove the 4 screws marked in the picture.
  • Support the back cover and set it down on the desk. Do not pull off the back cover.

Remove the 4 screws marked in the picture.

Support the back cover and set it down on the desk. Do not pull off the back cover.

Step 14

  • Remove the screws on each side of the screen. There are four screws on each side.
  • Remove the screen.

Remove the screws on each side of the screen. There are four screws on each side.

Remove the screen.

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

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