Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
9
Time Required
10 minutes
Sections
3
- Battery
- 3 steps
- Optical Drive
- 2 steps
- Keyboard
- 4 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Turn off laptop before starting.
- Remove power cable before starting.
- Flip the laptop over so that the bottom of the laptop is facing upwards.
Turn off laptop before starting.
Remove power cable before starting.
Flip the laptop over so that the bottom of the laptop is facing upwards.
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Step 2
- Pull the two latches outward.
Pull the two latches outward.
Step 3
- Slide the battery out of the laptop.
Slide the battery out of the laptop.
Step 4
Optical Drive
- Remove securing screw with the PH0 head.
Remove securing screw with the PH0 head.
Step 5
- Slide the optical drive out and remove it from the device.
Slide the optical drive out and remove it from the device.
Step 6
Keyboard
- Remove the two Phillips #0 screws labeled KBD.
Remove the two Phillips #0 screws labeled KBD.
Step 7
- There are 5 clips along the top of the keyboard. Insert a thin opener tool (iSessamo tool or similar) between each clip and the keyboard tray to release it.
- Make sure to pry the metal keyboard base and not the keycaps.
There are 5 clips along the top of the keyboard. Insert a thin opener tool (iSessamo tool or similar) between each clip and the keyboard tray to release it.
Make sure to pry the metal keyboard base and not the keycaps.
Step 8
- Do not bend your keyboard as shown in this picture.
- Lift the keyboard up to release catches on the sides, then slide the keyboard towards the screen to slide tabs out of the slots at the bottom.
Do not bend your keyboard as shown in this picture.
Lift the keyboard up to release catches on the sides, then slide the keyboard towards the screen to slide tabs out of the slots at the bottom.
Step 9
- Disconnect the keyboard cable from the motherboard.
Disconnect the keyboard cable from the motherboard.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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