Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

11

Time Required

                          6 minutes            

Sections

3

  • Back Panel
  • 2 steps
  • Battery
  • 4 steps
  • TouchPad
  • 5 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Panel               
  • Flip the computer over so the bottom is facing up.
  • Remove the ten 6mm screws with a T5 Torx security screwdriver.

Flip the computer over so the bottom is facing up.

Remove the ten 6mm screws with a T5 Torx security screwdriver.

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Step 2

  • Carefully remove the back panel by gently prying the panel from the front to the back.
  • Take care not to pull any wires or crack the outer shell.

Carefully remove the back panel by gently prying the panel from the front to the back.

Take care not to pull any wires or crack the outer shell.

Step 3

              Battery               
  • Remove the six 3.3 mm Phillips #000 screws around the perimeter of the battery.
  • Remove the single 6.75 mm Phillips #000 screw from the center of the battery.

Remove the six 3.3 mm Phillips #000 screws around the perimeter of the battery.

Remove the single 6.75 mm Phillips #000 screw from the center of the battery.

Step 4

  • Remove the pieces of tape securing the Bluetooth/Wi-Fi antenna.

Remove the pieces of tape securing the Bluetooth/Wi-Fi antenna.

Step 5

  • Grip the base of the connector with your fingers or pliers, and gently pull the connector straight back towards you to remove it.
  • If possible, do not to pull the connector out by the wires, as this can damage the connector.

Grip the base of the connector with your fingers or pliers, and gently pull the connector straight back towards you to remove it.

If possible, do not to pull the connector out by the wires, as this can damage the connector.

Step 6

  • Carefully remove the battery from the laptop.
  • Take care not to pull out the Bluetooth antenna while removing the battery.

Carefully remove the battery from the laptop.

Take care not to pull out the Bluetooth antenna while removing the battery.

Step 7

              TouchPad               
  • Remove seven 2mm Phillips head #00 screws.

Remove seven 2mm Phillips head #00 screws.

Step 8

  • The eighth screw at the top left is covered by a piece of silver tape. Gently peel the tape back and remove the screw.

The eighth screw at the top left is covered by a piece of silver tape. Gently peel the tape back and remove the screw.

Step 9

  • There is a small black tab holding the cable for the touchpad in place. Flip this tab up using a nylon spudger to unlock the connector.

There is a small black tab holding the cable for the touchpad in place. Flip this tab up using a nylon spudger to unlock the connector.

Step 10

  • There is a blue plastic tab connected to the cable. Use this to gently pull the cable directly back and out of the connection point on the touchpad. If the black tab has been unlocked this should slide out without resistance.

There is a blue plastic tab connected to the cable. Use this to gently pull the cable directly back and out of the connection point on the touchpad. If the black tab has been unlocked this should slide out without resistance.

Step 11

  • Carefully lift the touchpad up and out of the laptop. If it gets caught you may gently wiggle it as you lift to safely remove it.
  • Be careful not to pull on the touchpad if it gets stuck as this may damage the laptop and/or the touchpad.

Carefully lift the touchpad up and out of the laptop. If it gets caught you may gently wiggle it as you lift to safely remove it.

Be careful not to pull on the touchpad if it gets stuck as this may damage the laptop and/or the touchpad.

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

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Jonathan Allen - Sep 9, 2022

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Correction to the tools needed. The screws for the bottom panel are T5 Torx, not T4 Torx. T4 will strip the screws.