Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
14
Time Required
30 - 35 minutes
Sections
3
- Battery
- 4 steps
- Keyboard and Trackpad
- 7 steps
- Motherboard
- 3 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Turn over the device so that the bottom is facing up. Make sure the hinged side is facing you.
Turn over the device so that the bottom is facing up. Make sure the hinged side is facing you.
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Step 2
- Move the right switch towards the right until it clicks in place. You should then see the color red reveal from where the switch was originally.
Move the right switch towards the right until it clicks in place. You should then see the color red reveal from where the switch was originally.
Step 3
- Now take your left hand and slide the left switch to the left.
- This switch will not click in place like the other switch, so make sure to keep your left hand on the switch.
Now take your left hand and slide the left switch to the left.
This switch will not click in place like the other switch, so make sure to keep your left hand on the switch.
Step 4
- Take your free hand and place it on the battery. Gently slide it away from its slot.
Take your free hand and place it on the battery. Gently slide it away from its slot.
Step 5
Keyboard and Trackpad
- Rotate the laptop so that now the hinge is facing away from you.
- Remove the two 2.5 x 4.0 mm Phillips #0 screws from the underside of the laptop.
- Slide the bottom panel towards you until it stops, and then carefully lift it off.
Rotate the laptop so that now the hinge is facing away from you.
Remove the two 2.5 x 4.0 mm Phillips #0 screws from the underside of the laptop.
Slide the bottom panel towards you until it stops, and then carefully lift it off.
Step 6
- Remove the three 2.0 x 6.0 mm Phillips #0 screws located on the underside of the device.
Remove the three 2.0 x 6.0 mm Phillips #0 screws located on the underside of the device.
Step 7
- Turn the laptop right side up and open the lid.
- Using the spudger and your fingers, get in between the keyboard’s edge and lift it up.
- Carefully lift the keyboard ribbon cable out of the socket it is in.
Turn the laptop right side up and open the lid.
Using the spudger and your fingers, get in between the keyboard’s edge and lift it up.
Carefully lift the keyboard ribbon cable out of the socket it is in.
Step 8
- Remove the 2.5 x 6.0 mm Phillips #0 from the center of the device.
- Close the laptop and place it face down once again.
Remove the 2.5 x 6.0 mm Phillips #0 from the center of the device.
Close the laptop and place it face down once again.
Step 9
- If a hard disk drive is installed, remove the two 2.5 x 4.0 mm Phillips #0 screws.
- Slide the hard disk drive out of its socket.
If a hard disk drive is installed, remove the two 2.5 x 4.0 mm Phillips #0 screws.
Slide the hard disk drive out of its socket.
Step 10
- Remove the eleven 2.5 x 6.0 mm Phillips #0 screws.
- Remove the three 2.0 x 3.0 mm flat head screws.
- Remove the 2.5 x 4.0 mm Phillips #0 screw.
Remove the eleven 2.5 x 6.0 mm Phillips #0 screws.
Remove the three 2.0 x 3.0 mm flat head screws.
Remove the 2.5 x 4.0 mm Phillips #0 screw.
Step 11
- Turn the laptop right side up and open the lid.
- Disconnect the two ribbon cables from the center.
- Lift the keyboard bezel (with trackpad) straight up and out.
Disconnect the two ribbon cables from the center.
Lift the keyboard bezel (with trackpad) straight up and out.
Step 12
Motherboard
- Remove the five ribbon cables on the top of the computer.
- Gently remove the single cable from its socket.
Remove the five ribbon cables on the top of the computer.
Gently remove the single cable from its socket.
Step 13
- Remove the three 2.5 x 3.0 mm Phillips #0 screws on the motherboard.
Remove the three 2.5 x 3.0 mm Phillips #0 screws on the motherboard.
Step 14
- Using your fingers or a spudger, lift the motherboard slightly.
- Detach the single cable from underneath.
- Lift the motherboard the rest of the way out.
Using your fingers or a spudger, lift the motherboard slightly.
Detach the single cable from underneath.
Lift the motherboard the rest of the way out.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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