Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
18
Time Required
55 minutes
Sections
6
- Back Cover
- 2 steps
- Battery
- 2 steps
- Solid State Drive
- 2 steps
- Wi-Fi Card Prereq
- 3 steps
- Motherboard
- 7 steps
- Charging Port
- 2 steps
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Introduction
Be sure to unplug and completely turn off your device before you start working.
What you need
Step 1
Back Cover
- Using a T5 Torx screwdriver, remove the ten 5.5 mm screws from the back case of the laptop.
Using a T5 Torx screwdriver, remove the ten 5.5 mm screws from the back case of the laptop.
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Step 2
- Use a spudger to pry open the back case at the hinges of the laptop.
- There are plastic clips around the perimeter of the case holding down the back cover. These will need to be popped off as the cover is removed.
- Use your fingers to completely pop off the back cover.
Use a spudger to pry open the back case at the hinges of the laptop.
There are plastic clips around the perimeter of the case holding down the back cover. These will need to be popped off as the cover is removed.
Use your fingers to completely pop off the back cover.
Step 3
Battery
- Remove the five 3.6 mm screws from the battery with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Remove the five 3.6 mm screws from the battery with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Step 4
- Grab the bottom corners of the battery and gently pull the battery until the cable disconnects from the connector on the motherboard.
- While reassembling, use a plastic spudger to push the battery cable into the connector on the underside of the motherboard. This will be easier to do before the screws are replaced.
Grab the bottom corners of the battery and gently pull the battery until the cable disconnects from the connector on the motherboard.
While reassembling, use a plastic spudger to push the battery cable into the connector on the underside of the motherboard. This will be easier to do before the screws are replaced.
Step 5
Solid State Drive
- Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the 2.7 mm screw that is holding down the SSD card.
Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the 2.7 mm screw that is holding down the SSD card.
Step 6
- Pull the SSD card out of the port to the right.
Pull the SSD card out of the port to the right.
Step 7
Wi-Fi Card Prereq
- Pry up the gray and black coaxial cables from the Wi-Fi card using a spudger.
- Move the cables to the side.
Pry up the gray and black coaxial cables from the Wi-Fi card using a spudger.
Move the cables to the side.
Step 8
- Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the 2.2 mm screw holding down the Wi-Fi card.
- The Wi-Fi card may pop up to rest at an angle to the motherboard after the screw is removed.
Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the 2.2 mm screw holding down the Wi-Fi card.
The Wi-Fi card may pop up to rest at an angle to the motherboard after the screw is removed.
Step 9
- Pull the WiFi card out from the connector on the motherboard.
Pull the WiFi card out from the connector on the motherboard.
Step 10
Motherboard
- Using the pointed end of a spudger, flip up the hinged locking tabs of the eight ZIF connectors on the motherboard.
- Pull the eight cables out from their connectors using a pair of blunt nose tweezers.
Using the pointed end of a spudger, flip up the hinged locking tabs of the eight ZIF connectors on the motherboard.
Pull the eight cables out from their connectors using a pair of blunt nose tweezers.
Step 11
- Use a spudger to pry up the press fit connector on the right side of the motherboard.
Use a spudger to pry up the press fit connector on the right side of the motherboard.
Step 12
- Remove the five 3.6 mm screws from the motherboard using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Remove the five 3.6 mm screws from the motherboard using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Step 13
- Pull back the interconnect cable on the left side of the motherboard to reveal one of the fan screws for the left fan.
- Remove the two 3.6 mm screws from the left fan with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Pull back the interconnect cable on the left side of the motherboard to reveal one of the fan screws for the left fan.
Remove the two 3.6 mm screws from the left fan with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Step 14
- Remove the two 3.6 mm screws from the right fan using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Remove the two 3.6 mm screws from the right fan using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Step 15
- Unwind the black and white coaxial cables from the hooks on the right fan casing.
Unwind the black and white coaxial cables from the hooks on the right fan casing.
Step 16
- Lift the motherboard from the bottom edge and pull it up and out of the case.
- If you need to remove the fan assembly to swap it over to your new motherboard, continue to follow along with the heatsink guide.
Lift the motherboard from the bottom edge and pull it up and out of the case.
If you need to remove the fan assembly to swap it over to your new motherboard, continue to follow along with the heatsink guide.
Step 17
Charging Port
- Remove the two 3.5 mm screws from the charging port with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Remove the two 3.5 mm screws from the charging port with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Step 18
- Peel up the charging port cable and remove the charging port.
Peel up the charging port cable and remove the charging port.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Chris - 5 days agoJan 18, 2023
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Why did you have to remove the motherboard and all of its connections to replace the DC in cable? Couldn’t you have just removed the fan to get access to the DC in cable?
