Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
7
Time Required
45 minutes - 1 hour
Sections
4
- Back Cover
- 1 step
- Speakers
- 2 steps
- Battery
- 2 steps
- Hinges
- 2 steps
Flags
1
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Back Cover
- Power off and unplug your device before you begin.
- Orient the laptop so that it is bottom up, and the trackpad is closest to you.
- Unscrew the seven captive screws with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
- These screws will loosen, but stay attached to the cover. Do not attempt to completely remove them.
- Slide a blue opening pick in the gap between the bottom panel and chassis, and pry off the one clip on each side.
- Remove the back cover from the device.
Power off and unplug your device before you begin.
Orient the laptop so that it is bottom up, and the trackpad is closest to you.
Unscrew the seven captive screws with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
These screws will loosen, but stay attached to the cover. Do not attempt to completely remove them.
Slide a blue opening pick in the gap between the bottom panel and chassis, and pry off the one clip on each side.
Remove the back cover from the device.
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Step 2
Speakers
- Use a Phillips #00 head screwdriver to remove the four 4 mm screws above the battery.
Use a Phillips #00 head screwdriver to remove the four 4 mm screws above the battery.
Step 3
- Lift the speaker modules on either side of the battery out of its pegs, and unwind the cable from the front of the battery.
- Set the speaker modules out of the way.
Lift the speaker modules on either side of the battery out of its pegs, and unwind the cable from the front of the battery.
Set the speaker modules out of the way.
Step 4
Battery
- Use tweezers to peel the plastic cover off the connector.
- Use a spudger or your fingernail to pry up the battery straight up from the motherboard.
Use tweezers to peel the plastic cover off the connector.
Use a spudger or your fingernail to pry up the battery straight up from the motherboard.
Step 5
- Lift the battery out of the frame and remove it from the device.
Lift the battery out of the frame and remove it from the device.
Step 6
Hinges
- Remove back panel and locate the connecting wires.
- Disconnect the display connections on the motherboard.
- Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the six screws (three on each hinge) securing the hinges to the main chassis.
Remove back panel and locate the connecting wires.
Disconnect the display connections on the motherboard.
Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the six screws (three on each hinge) securing the hinges to the main chassis.
Step 7
- Flip the display face up, then wedge a Jimmy between the display and the bezel, sliding and prying around the perimeter until the bezel releases.
- Unscrew the first two exposed 1.2 mm screws with a Phillips #1 screwdriver, then peel back the adhesive to find and remove the third screw.
- Lift the hinges up and off the display.
Flip the display face up, then wedge a Jimmy between the display and the bezel, sliding and prying around the perimeter until the bezel releases.
Unscrew the first two exposed 1.2 mm screws with a Phillips #1 screwdriver, then peel back the adhesive to find and remove the third screw.
Lift the hinges up and off the display.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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