Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
16
Time Required
15 - 25 minutes
Sections
6
- Battery
- 3 steps
- Back Panel
- 2 steps
- RAM
- 2 steps
- Wi-Fi Card
- 2 steps
- Keyboard
- 3 steps
- Palm Rest
- 4 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Turn the computer off and disconnect if from all power sources.
Turn the computer off and disconnect if from all power sources.
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Step 2
- Slide the battery release switch to the left.
Slide the battery release switch to the left.
Step 3
- Hold the release switch all of the way to the left and your other hand to pull the battery out.
Hold the release switch all of the way to the left and your other hand to pull the battery out.
Step 4
Back Panel
- Unscrew the single Phillips #00 screw.
- Screw will not come out, it is connected to the panel
Unscrew the single Phillips #00 screw.
Screw will not come out, it is connected to the panel
Step 5
- Remove service hatch by sliding away from the computer and lifting up.
Remove service hatch by sliding away from the computer and lifting up.
Step 6
RAM
- Push the retraining springs away from the RAM at the same time to unlock the RAM.
Push the retraining springs away from the RAM at the same time to unlock the RAM.
Step 7
- Pull the RAM out.
- Follow the same procedure for the additional RAM.
Pull the RAM out.
Follow the same procedure for the additional RAM.
Step 8
Wi-Fi Card
- Use the flat end of a spudger to pop off the antenna connectors.
Use the flat end of a spudger to pop off the antenna connectors.
Step 9
- Remove single Phillips #00 screw.
- Pull the card out by hand.
Remove single Phillips #00 screw.
Pull the card out by hand.
Step 10
Keyboard
- Remove the single Phillips #00 screw.
- Flip the laptop over.
Remove the single Phillips #00 screw.
Flip the laptop over.
Step 11
- Wedge a spudger in between the keyboard and palm rest bezel.
- Pry upward to release the keyboard clips.
- The keyboard is plugged into the motherboard, so be careful not to pull out while lifting keyboard.
Wedge a spudger in between the keyboard and palm rest bezel.
Pry upward to release the keyboard clips.
The keyboard is plugged into the motherboard, so be careful not to pull out while lifting keyboard.
Step 12
- Use the flat end of a spudger to flip up the black tab on the ZIF connectors.
- Pull the ribbon cables out of the ZIF connectors.
- Remove the keyboard.
Use the flat end of a spudger to flip up the black tab on the ZIF connectors.
Pull the ribbon cables out of the ZIF connectors.
Remove the keyboard.
Step 13
Palm Rest
- Flip the keyboard back over.
- Remove the single Phillips #00 screw holding in the CD drive.
- Pull out the CD drive.
Flip the keyboard back over.
Remove the single Phillips #00 screw holding in the CD drive.
Pull out the CD drive.
Step 14
- Remove the seventeen Phillips #00 screws securing the back panel to the laptop.
Remove the seventeen Phillips #00 screws securing the back panel to the laptop.
Step 15
- Flip the laptop over.
- Remove the single Phillips #00 screw.
Step 16
- Remove the panel by lifting it up.
Remove the panel by lifting it up.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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