Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
13
Time Required
30 - 50 minutes
Sections
5
- Back Panel
- 3 steps
- Battery
- 3 steps
- Hard Drive
- 2 steps
- Cooling Fan
- 3 steps
- Motherboard
- 2 steps
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Introduction
If your motherboard has failed, use this guide to replace it!
Before beginning, power off and unplug your device.
What you need
Step 1
Back Panel
- Shut down and unplug your laptop before you begin.
Shut down and unplug your laptop before you begin.
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Step 2
- Remove the nine 6 mm screws using a T5 Torx Screwdriver.
- Remove the two 10 mm screws using a T5 Torx Screwdriver.
Remove the nine 6 mm screws using a T5 Torx Screwdriver.
Remove the two 10 mm screws using a T5 Torx Screwdriver.
Step 3
- Use a plastic opening tool to carefully pry off the back cover.
- Remove the back cover.
Use a plastic opening tool to carefully pry off the back cover.
Remove the back cover.
Step 4
Battery
- Disconnect the battery by using a plastic opening tool or your fingers to push the connector towards the battery.
- Do not pry or pull on the socket itself or you risk damaging the motherboard.
Disconnect the battery by using a plastic opening tool or your fingers to push the connector towards the battery.
Do not pry or pull on the socket itself or you risk damaging the motherboard.
Step 5
- Remove the three 4 mm screws using a T5 Torx Screwdriver.
Remove the three 4 mm screws using a T5 Torx Screwdriver.
Step 6
- Remove the battery.
Remove the battery.
Step 7
Hard Drive
- Remove the three 4 mm screws using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Remove the three 4 mm screws using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Step 8
- Lift the hard drive up and out.
Lift the hard drive up and out.
Step 9
Cooling Fan
- Remove the three 5mm screws using the T5 Torx Screwdriver.
Remove the three 5mm screws using the T5 Torx Screwdriver.
Step 10
- Pull black wire and gray wire away from cooling fan clips using the tweezers.
Pull black wire and gray wire away from cooling fan clips using the tweezers.
Step 11
- Pull out the cooling fan from where it is attached and pull it up until you see where the wire is attached to the motherboard. Using the iFixit Opening Tools, detach the connector.
Pull out the cooling fan from where it is attached and pull it up until you see where the wire is attached to the motherboard. Using the iFixit Opening Tools, detach the connector.
Step 12
Motherboard
- Grip the plugs, then gently pull the three cables directly out of their motherboard ports.
- Flip up the black lock-bars on the three ZIF connectors, then gently pull the ribbon cables directly out of their ports.
Grip the plugs, then gently pull the three cables directly out of their motherboard ports.
Flip up the black lock-bars on the three ZIF connectors, then gently pull the ribbon cables directly out of their ports.
Step 13
- Use a T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the three 4 mm screws.
- Lift the motherboard up and out of the chassis.
Use a T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the three 4 mm screws.
Lift the motherboard up and out of the chassis.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Darius Bates
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