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Moderate

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5

Time Required

                          20 - 30 minutes            

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              WiFi Card               
  • Before disassembling the laptop, make sure to power off the device and unplug it from the charger.
  • Turn the laptop over to access lower case.
  • Using a metal spudger, remove the two horizontal screw covers.

Before disassembling the laptop, make sure to power off the device and unplug it from the charger.

Turn the laptop over to access lower case.

Using a metal spudger, remove the two horizontal screw covers.

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Step 2

  • Remove the seven 5.6 mm Phillips #00 screws.

Remove the seven 5.6 mm Phillips #00 screws.

Step 3

  • When using the metal spudger, be careful to not press into the components and circuits under the keyboard.
  • Turn the laptop upright and lift the screen.
  • Use metal spudger to carefully pry the plastic keyboard from the base of the laptop.
  • Work the spudger carefully and slowly around the cover to release the clips holding it together. Be sure to be patient since there are a lot of clips attaching the laptop base to the keyboard.
  • Gently lift up the keyboard.

When using the metal spudger, be careful to not press into the components and circuits under the keyboard.

Turn the laptop upright and lift the screen.

Use metal spudger to carefully pry the plastic keyboard from the base of the laptop.

Work the spudger carefully and slowly around the cover to release the clips holding it together. Be sure to be patient since there are a lot of clips attaching the laptop base to the keyboard.

Gently lift up the keyboard.

Step 4

  • The cover is attached by multiple cables. Be careful not to lift the cover too far so you do not damage these cables.
  • Using tweezers, unplug the three cables attached to the keyboard. To do so you will find where the wires end (the three red marks). The next step is to use tweezers or your fingers to pinch the plastic piece holding the wires, and gently pull the piece out. After that it should disconnect.
  • Remove the plastic keyboard cover.

The cover is attached by multiple cables. Be careful not to lift the cover too far so you do not damage these cables.

Using tweezers, unplug the three cables attached to the keyboard. To do so you will find where the wires end (the three red marks). The next step is to use tweezers or your fingers to pinch the plastic piece holding the wires, and gently pull the piece out. After that it should disconnect.

Remove the plastic keyboard cover.

Step 5

  • Remove the one 3.3mm Phillips #000 screw near the WiFi card.
  • Gently lift the WiFi card up.
  • Using tweezers, carefully disconnect the two wires from the WiFi card.

Remove the one 3.3mm Phillips #000 screw near the WiFi card.

Gently lift the WiFi card up.

Using tweezers, carefully disconnect the two wires from the WiFi card.

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

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PugLoverz - May 12, 2020

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Can you put the rubber feet back on after you take them off?