Lenovo 500E Chromebook 2Nd Gen Wi Fi Card Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

9

Time Required

                          30 minutes - 1 hour            

Sections

3

• Back Panel
• 3 steps
• Battery
• 3 steps
• Wi-Fi Card
• 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Panel               

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

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

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Step 2

• Remove stylus from the lower left corner of the back panel.

Remove stylus from the lower left corner of the back panel.

Step 3

• Go along the edge of the back panel with an iFixit opening tool until it pops loose.
• Remove the back panel from the laptop.

Go along the edge of the back panel with an iFixit opening tool until it pops loose.

Remove the back panel from the laptop.

Step 4

              Battery               

• Remove the four 4 mm Phillips #00 screws holding the battery in.

Remove the four 4 mm Phillips #00 screws holding the battery in.

Step 5

• Use the iFixit opening tool to unplug the battery from the motherboard.
• Potential for device damage: Make sure to be gentle while removing the wire.

Use the iFixit opening tool to unplug the battery from the motherboard.

Potential for device damage: Make sure to be gentle while removing the wire.

Step 6

• Remove the battery from the laptop.

Remove the battery from the laptop.

Step 7

              Wi-Fi Card               

• Remove the single 2 mm screw from the Wi-Fi card using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Remove the single 2 mm screw from the Wi-Fi card using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Step 8

• Detach the Wi-Fi card from the motherboard using an iFixit opening tool.

Detach the Wi-Fi card from the motherboard using an iFixit opening tool.

Step 9

• Using tweezers, disconnect the two wires from the Wi-Fi card.
• Remove the Wi-Fi card from the laptop.

Using tweezers, disconnect the two wires from the Wi-Fi card.

Remove the Wi-Fi card from the laptop.

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

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