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Introduction
Reminder: Your new touchpad should be the correct size corresponding to the size of your laptop.
What you need
Step 1
Touchpad
- Place the laptop so the bottom is facing upwards.
- Remove the two 8 mm screws on the back of the laptop using a T3 Torx screwdriver.
- Remove the three 5 mm screws on the back of the laptop using a T3 Torx screwdriver.
- Remove the six 4 mm screws on the back of the laptop using a T3 Torx screwdriver.
- Remove the single 3 mm base screw inside the battery case using a T3 Torx screwdriver.
Place the laptop so the bottom is facing upwards.
Remove the two 8 mm screws on the back of the laptop using a T3 Torx screwdriver.
Remove the three 5 mm screws on the back of the laptop using a T3 Torx screwdriver.
Remove the six 4 mm screws on the back of the laptop using a T3 Torx screwdriver.
Remove the single 3 mm base screw inside the battery case using a T3 Torx screwdriver.
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Step 2
- Detach the battery case using the flat end of a spudger.
Detach the battery case using the flat end of a spudger.
Step 3
- Pry apart the bottom cover of the laptop using the flat end of a spudger.
Pry apart the bottom cover of the laptop using the flat end of a spudger.
Step 4
- Remove the four 4 mm screws from the battery using a T3 Torx screwdriver.
Remove the four 4 mm screws from the battery using a T3 Torx screwdriver.
Step 5
- Flip the battery to the opposite side of the touchpad.
Flip the battery to the opposite side of the touchpad.
Step 6
- Detach the tape on the left side of the touchpad shown in the first two images.
- Use a heat gun or a hair dryer to melt the glue quickly.
Detach the tape on the left side of the touchpad shown in the first two images.
Use a heat gun or a hair dryer to melt the glue quickly.
Step 7
- Detach the tape on the right side of the touchpad shown in all three images.
- Use a hair dryer or a heat gun to soften the glue.
Detach the tape on the right side of the touchpad shown in all three images.
Use a hair dryer or a heat gun to soften the glue.
Step 8
- Use a spudger to detach the touchpad from the top case.
- The touchpad is attached to the top case with glue. Use a hair dryer or a heat gun to soften the glue.
- Be patient. Step 8 can take up to 8 hours if you work by yourself.
- Don’t aim the heat gun or the hair dryer anywhere other than the top case.
Use a spudger to detach the touchpad from the top case.
The touchpad is attached to the top case with glue. Use a hair dryer or a heat gun to soften the glue.
Be patient. Step 8 can take up to 8 hours if you work by yourself.
Don’t aim the heat gun or the hair dryer anywhere other than the top case.
Step 9
- Lift the touchpad out of the case.
Lift the touchpad out of the case.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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