Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

14

Time Required

                          45 minutes - 1 hour

Sections

5

  • Keyboard
  • 3 steps
  • Battery
  • 3 steps
  • Screen Bezel
  • 3 steps
  • Display
  • 3 steps
  • Hinges
  • 2 steps

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What you need

Step 1

              Keyboard
  • Remove the nine 6 mm screws from the back of the laptop using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the nine 6 mm screws from the back of the laptop using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

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Step 2

  • Open the laptop and lay it flat.
  • Go along the edge of the keyboard with an opening tool until it pops loose.
  • Potential for device damage: Make sure that the keyboard does not fall away from the laptop, as it is still connected to the internal components

Open the laptop and lay it flat.

Go along the edge of the keyboard with an opening tool until it pops loose.

Potential for device damage: Make sure that the keyboard does not fall away from the laptop, as it is still connected to the internal components

Step 3

  • Lift the keyboard connectors up using an opening pick.
  • Remove the connectors from their sockets.

Lift the keyboard connectors up using an opening pick.

Remove the connectors from their sockets.

Step 4

              Battery
  • Remove the four 4 mm Phillips #0 screws holding the battery in.

Remove the four 4 mm Phillips #0 screws holding the battery in.

Step 5

  • Using an opening pick, push on the connection where the wires are connected to the motherboard.
  • Potential for device damage: This step takes some force to disconnect, but be careful to not pull the wires out of the battery.

Using an opening pick, push on the connection where the wires are connected to the motherboard.

Potential for device damage: This step takes some force to disconnect, but be careful to not pull the wires out of the battery.

Step 6

  • The battery is now loose and can be removed from the laptop.

The battery is now loose and can be removed from the laptop.

Step 7

              Screen Bezel
  • Using a spudger, go along the edge of the screen and pop the connections between the cover and the back side out.

Using a spudger, go along the edge of the screen and pop the connections between the cover and the back side out.

Step 8

  • Insert the spudger into the gap between the hinges and pull up to detach the connections.

Insert the spudger into the gap between the hinges and pull up to detach the connections.

Step 9

  • Remove the screen bezel from the laptop.

Remove the screen bezel from the laptop.

Step 10

              Display
  • Remove the four 3.4 mm screws holding the screen in place using the Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Remove the four 3.4 mm screws holding the screen in place using the Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Step 11

  • Carefully pull the screen back onto the lower assembly.

Carefully pull the screen back onto the lower assembly.

Step 12

  • Peel back the protective tape over the display cable using the spudger.
  • Gently lift the black bar latch holding the cable in place, until the cable becomes loose.
  • Pull the cable free and remove the display.
  • DO NOT pull on the cable before lifting the bar latch or the cable will break.

Peel back the protective tape over the display cable using the spudger.

Gently lift the black bar latch holding the cable in place, until the cable becomes loose.

Pull the cable free and remove the display.

DO NOT pull on the cable before lifting the bar latch or the cable will break.

Step 13

              Hinges
  • Use the Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the six 4.7 mm screws located on the bottom half of each hinge.
  • Use the Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the ten 3.4 mm screws located on the upper hinge assembly.

Use the Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the six 4.7 mm screws located on the bottom half of each hinge.

Use the Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the ten 3.4 mm screws located on the upper hinge assembly.

Step 14

  • Move the screen assembly perpendicular to the keyboard assembly.
  • Remove the hinges by pulling straight up.

Move the screen assembly perpendicular to the keyboard assembly.

Remove the hinges by pulling straight up.

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

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