Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
14
Time Required
40 - 50 minutes
Sections
6
- Bottom Cover
- 3 steps
- Battery
- 1 step
- Speakers
- 3 steps
- Heatsink
- 2 steps
- USB Port
- 2 steps
- Motherboard
- 3 steps
Flags
3
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Bottom Cover
- Place the laptop upside down.
- Remove the sixteen 5.5 mm screws with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
Place the laptop upside down.
Remove the sixteen 5.5 mm screws with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
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Step 2
- Use the Jimmy tool to evenly pry loose the bottom cover.
- Ensure that all sides are detached from the plastic hinging before attempting to remove the bottom cover.
Use the Jimmy tool to evenly pry loose the bottom cover.
Ensure that all sides are detached from the plastic hinging before attempting to remove the bottom cover.
Step 3
- Remove the back cover.
- Touching circuitry could damage components or result in personal shock; it is recommended that you now wear latex gloves to prevent both issues.
Remove the back cover.
Touching circuitry could damage components or result in personal shock; it is recommended that you now wear latex gloves to prevent both issues.
Step 4
Battery
- Using a Phillips #0 Screwdriver, remove the single 5.5 mm screw fastening the battery to the body of the computer.
- Remove the battery from the device.
Using a Phillips #0 Screwdriver, remove the single 5.5 mm screw fastening the battery to the body of the computer.
Remove the battery from the device.
Step 5
Speakers
- Reorient the computer, if necessary, with a 180 degree turn so that the speakers face you.
Reorient the computer, if necessary, with a 180 degree turn so that the speakers face you.
Step 6
- On the front panel near the right speaker, there is a connection from the motherboard to the speakers.
- Detach the white and black wiring from the clip.
On the front panel near the right speaker, there is a connection from the motherboard to the speakers.
Detach the white and black wiring from the clip.
Step 7
- Peel back the electrical tape holding the speaker wire in place.
- Remove the speakers from the front panel, pulling upward.
- Note that the screws holding the two speakers down were already removed during the bottom cover removal.
Peel back the electrical tape holding the speaker wire in place.
Remove the speakers from the front panel, pulling upward.
Note that the screws holding the two speakers down were already removed during the bottom cover removal.
Step 8
Heatsink
- Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove twelve 4.5 mm screws fastening the heat sink to the motherboard.
- Unclip the red, blue, and black intertwined wire gently from the left side of the motherboard.
- Detach the black and red wire from the right side of the motherboard, as well as peel away the black tape connecting the large black wire to the motherboard.
Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove twelve 4.5 mm screws fastening the heat sink to the motherboard.
Unclip the red, blue, and black intertwined wire gently from the left side of the motherboard.
Detach the black and red wire from the right side of the motherboard, as well as peel away the black tape connecting the large black wire to the motherboard.
Step 9
- Remove the heatsink from the device.
Remove the heatsink from the device.
Step 10
USB Port
- At the middle-top right of the motherboard, there is a ribbon wire connection to the USB port.
- Detach the white and blue motherboard ribbon from the USB port.
At the middle-top right of the motherboard, there is a ribbon wire connection to the USB port.
Detach the white and blue motherboard ribbon from the USB port.
Step 11
- Insert wisdom here.
Insert wisdom here.
Step 12
Motherboard
- At the top right of the motherboard, there is a wired connection to the charging port.
- Disconnect the grey charger wire from its clip on the motherboard.
At the top right of the motherboard, there is a wired connection to the charging port.
Disconnect the grey charger wire from its clip on the motherboard.
Step 13
- The final two connections are located one the underside of the motherboard.
- Detach the small orange and bid grey ribbons from under the motherboard, by lifting the motherboard gently from the front.
The final two connections are located one the underside of the motherboard.
Detach the small orange and bid grey ribbons from under the motherboard, by lifting the motherboard gently from the front.
Step 14
- Gently lift away the motherboard, directly upward.
Gently lift away the motherboard, directly upward.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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