Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
10
Time Required
20 minutes
Sections
4
- Battery
- 2 steps
- Back Panel
- 1 step
- Keyboard
- 4 steps
- Screen
- 3 steps
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Introduction
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Step 1
Battery
- Flip computer face down.
Flip computer face down.
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Step 2
- Remove the battery by sliding the button to the side.
- Be careful if the battery is leaking or appears punctured in anyway. Battery acid is harmful and may cause burns.
Remove the battery by sliding the button to the side.
Be careful if the battery is leaking or appears punctured in anyway. Battery acid is harmful and may cause burns.
Step 3
Back Panel
- Remove fifteen 7.0mm PH0 screws.
- Remove five silver 4.0mm PH 0 screws inside the cavity for the battery.
Remove fifteen 7.0mm PH0 screws.
Remove five silver 4.0mm PH 0 screws inside the cavity for the battery.
Step 4
Keyboard
- Gently lift the plastic panel on the top of the laptop at the divide until the two ribbon cables and cable leads are visible with their ports on left side on laptop.
Gently lift the plastic panel on the top of the laptop at the divide until the two ribbon cables and cable leads are visible with their ports on left side on laptop.
Step 5
- Gently pull on the 2 ribbon cables until they detach from the computer.
- Unplug cables connecting the top keyboard assembly and computer body.
- Be careful not to rip the speaker cables.
Gently pull on the 2 ribbon cables until they detach from the computer.
Unplug cables connecting the top keyboard assembly and computer body.
Be careful not to rip the speaker cables.
Step 6
- The top of the keyboard should be exposed enough to unclip and slide the keyboard out from the clips near the trackpad on the laptop.
- Gently pull the flat black cable toward the monitor to remove the cable from the motherboard, freeing the keyboard.
- Be careful not to pull too hard and damage the black cable.
The top of the keyboard should be exposed enough to unclip and slide the keyboard out from the clips near the trackpad on the laptop.
Gently pull the flat black cable toward the monitor to remove the cable from the motherboard, freeing the keyboard.
Be careful not to pull too hard and damage the black cable.
Step 7
- Insert new keyboard by sliding it into place of original keyboard and clipping into place near top of trackpad.
Insert new keyboard by sliding it into place of original keyboard and clipping into place near top of trackpad.
Step 8
Screen
- Remove the four 7mm screws holding screen to keyboard, there are 2 on each side.
Remove the four 7mm screws holding screen to keyboard, there are 2 on each side.
Step 9
- Unplug all cables connected to the monitor on the left side. The thick black cable should come out with a simple tug.
- Turn over laptop and unscrew 7mm fastener holding wires in place and pull the wires through the laptop to the other side.
Unplug all cables connected to the monitor on the left side. The thick black cable should come out with a simple tug.
Turn over laptop and unscrew 7mm fastener holding wires in place and pull the wires through the laptop to the other side.
Step 10
- Feed the cables through the laptop and lift the monitor from the rest of the computer.
Feed the cables through the laptop and lift the monitor from the rest of the computer.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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