Difficulty

Easy

Steps

8

Time Required

                          10 - 20 minutes

Sections

3

  • Back Cover
  • 2 steps
  • Battery
  • 3 steps
  • Touchpad
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Cover
  • Turn off and power down the laptop before proceeding with the guide.
  • Flip your laptop over and place on a flat surface so you can access the screws on the base cover.
  • Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, unscrew the five screws on the base cover.
  • The screws are not removable.

Turn off and power down the laptop before proceeding with the guide.

Flip your laptop over and place on a flat surface so you can access the screws on the base cover.

Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, unscrew the five screws on the base cover.

The screws are not removable.

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Step 2

  • Remove the base cover by inserting a plastic opening tool in between the cover and the rest of the laptop.
  • Once the tool is inserted, slide the tool along the edges of the case and push down on the opening tool to detach the case.
  • You may need to move the tool to different locations to fully release the back cover.

Remove the base cover by inserting a plastic opening tool in between the cover and the rest of the laptop.

Once the tool is inserted, slide the tool along the edges of the case and push down on the opening tool to detach the case.

You may need to move the tool to different locations to fully release the back cover.

Step 3

              Battery
  • Using tweezers, unplug the battery from the laptops motherboard by pulling on the cable that attaches it.

Using tweezers, unplug the battery from the laptops motherboard by pulling on the cable that attaches it.

Step 4

  • Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the four 5.2 mm screws holding the battery in place.

Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the four 5.2 mm screws holding the battery in place.

Step 5

  • Using your hands, remove the battery from the laptop.

Using your hands, remove the battery from the laptop.

Step 6

              Touchpad
  • After removing the battery, disconnect the trackpad from the laptop’s motherboard
  • Using a plastic spudger, flip up the black plastic cover to release the cable.
  • Use a finger to hold back the cable to make accessing the connection easier.

After removing the battery, disconnect the trackpad from the laptop’s motherboard

Using a plastic spudger, flip up the black plastic cover to release the cable.

Use a finger to hold back the cable to make accessing the connection easier.

Step 7

  • Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, unscrew the four 2.0 mm screws securing the touchpad to the device.

Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, unscrew the four 2.0 mm screws securing the touchpad to the device.

Step 8

  • Lift up the bottom portion of the laptop and remove the trackpad.

Lift up the bottom portion of the laptop and remove the trackpad.

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

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