Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
17
Time Required
20 minutes
Sections
4
- Battery
- 5 steps
- Fan
- 3 steps
- Touchpad
- 3 steps
- Circut Board
- 6 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Flip laptop over so the model sticker is showing, and begin to unscrew all of the screws.
Flip laptop over so the model sticker is showing, and begin to unscrew all of the screws.
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Step 2
- Pop off the back panel using a plastic opening tool once all screws are removed.
Pop off the back panel using a plastic opening tool once all screws are removed.
Step 3
- Once the panel is fully removed, begin to unscrew the battery.
Once the panel is fully removed, begin to unscrew the battery.
Step 4
- Use the iFixit Opening tool to disconnect the battery from the circuit board.
- When all screws are removed from the battery, carefully lift the battery up.
Use the iFixit Opening tool to disconnect the battery from the circuit board.
When all screws are removed from the battery, carefully lift the battery up.
Step 5
- The battery is completely removed, and can be replaced with a new battery.
The battery is completely removed, and can be replaced with a new battery.
Step 6
Fan
- Remove all screws securing the fan to the laptop.
Remove all screws securing the fan to the laptop.
Step 7
- Unhook the wire from the fan component using a spudger.
Unhook the wire from the fan component using a spudger.
Step 8
- Now the fan is completely removed.
Now the fan is completely removed.
Step 9
Touchpad
- After battery is removed, you will move to the touchpad.
After battery is removed, you will move to the touchpad.
Step 10
- Before removing touchpad you will have to disconnect it from the circuit board using a nylon spudger.
Before removing touchpad you will have to disconnect it from the circuit board using a nylon spudger.
Step 11
- Remove all the screws holding the touchpad down.
Remove all the screws holding the touchpad down.
Step 12
Circut Board
- Once fan and battery are removed, you are finally able to fully access the circuit board.
Once fan and battery are removed, you are finally able to fully access the circuit board.
Step 13
- Disconnect the touchpad cord from the circuit board using a nylon spudger.
Disconnect the touchpad cord from the circuit board using a nylon spudger.
Step 14
- Then you will lift up the flap that holds these wires down.
Then you will lift up the flap that holds these wires down.
Step 15
- After the flap is opened then you will have to go and remove all the screws holding the circuit board to the computer.
After the flap is opened then you will have to go and remove all the screws holding the circuit board to the computer.
Step 16
- After the screws are removed from the circuit board, you will have to remove these last screws to remove it completely.
After the screws are removed from the circuit board, you will have to remove these last screws to remove it completely.
Step 17
- The circuit board is completely removed.
The circuit board is completely removed.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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