Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

10

Time Required

                          30 minutes

Sections

2

  • Fan
  • 4 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 6 steps

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Introduction

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Step 1

              Fan
  • Flip the laptop over so that the bottom is facing up.
  • Unlock the battery by sliding the keys outwards. When unlocked, push the battery forwards to remove.

Flip the laptop over so that the bottom is facing up.

Unlock the battery by sliding the keys outwards. When unlocked, push the battery forwards to remove.

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Step 2

  • Unscrew all 3.7 mm Phillips #0 screws from the back of the laptop. Half of them will remain attached to the cover.
  • Lift off the back cover.

Unscrew all 3.7 mm Phillips #0 screws from the back of the laptop. Half of them will remain attached to the cover.

Lift off the back cover.

Step 3

  • Unscrew the four 5 mm Phillips #0 screws that secure the heatsink.
  • The screws will remain attached.
  • The Fan is attached to the heat sink assembly.

Unscrew the four 5 mm Phillips #0 screws that secure the heatsink.

The screws will remain attached.

The Fan is attached to the heat sink assembly.

Step 4

  • Use a plastic opening tool or a nylon spudger to push the fan’s bundled cable connector free.
  • Remove the fan and heat sink assembly from the motherboard.

Use a plastic opening tool or a nylon spudger to push the fan’s bundled cable connector free.

Remove the fan and heat sink assembly from the motherboard.

Step 5

              Motherboard
  • Remove all twelve 3.6 mm Phillips #00 screws.

Remove all twelve 3.6 mm Phillips #00 screws.

Step 6

              Remove the Hard Drive
  • Remove the hard drive from the motherboard’s by gently pulling it out and up at the same time.

Remove the hard drive from the motherboard’s by gently pulling it out and up at the same time.

Step 7

  • Pull out the socket that is attached to the left side of the battery case.

Pull out the socket that is attached to the left side of the battery case.

Step 8

  • Unplug the cable that attaches the polymer battery to the motherboard by pulling it out carefully.

Unplug the cable that attaches the polymer battery to the motherboard by pulling it out carefully.

Step 9

  • Remove the ribbon cable attached to the the battery case carefully by pulling the cable up and out.

Remove the ribbon cable attached to the the battery case carefully by pulling the cable up and out.

Step 10

  • Remove the motherboard from the case. If the motherboard does not come off the case or feels stuck, make sure that you have removed all the cables prior

Remove the motherboard from the case. If the motherboard does not come off the case or feels stuck, make sure that you have removed all the cables prior

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

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