Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

21

Time Required

                          45 minutes - 1 hour

Sections

6

  • Battery
  • 4 steps
  • Back Panel
  • 3 steps
  • CD Compartment
  • 1 step
  • Fan
  • 3 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 4 steps
  • Keyboard
  • 6 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Remove all external devices from the computer.
  • Remove the charging cord from the computer.

Remove all external devices from the computer.

Remove the charging cord from the computer.

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Step 2

  • Turn off the computer by holding the power button.

Turn off the computer by holding the power button.

Step 3

  • To remove the battery, slide the left slider on the back to the unlocked position.

To remove the battery, slide the left slider on the back to the unlocked position.

Step 4

  • Push the right slider inwards.
  • Remove the battery out by pulling straight out and to the right.

Push the right slider inwards.

Remove the battery out by pulling straight out and to the right.

Step 5

              Back Panel
  • Locate the CD Compartment panel and gently slide it out.

Locate the CD Compartment panel and gently slide it out.

Step 6

  • Remove the back of the laptop by unscrewing the screws shown.
  • Also remove the other 5 Phillips screws lining the back cover.

Remove the back of the laptop by unscrewing the screws shown.

Also remove the other 5 Phillips screws lining the back cover.

Step 7

  • Using the prying tool, wedge it underneath the back of the laptop and do the same all around until the back comes off.
  • Dont forget to unscrew 2 screws under 2 plastic tabs (one on each hing). The lid will not come off without them being removed!

Using the prying tool, wedge it underneath the back of the laptop and do the same all around until the back comes off.

Dont forget to unscrew 2 screws under 2 plastic tabs (one on each hing). The lid will not come off without them being removed!

Step 8

              CD Compartment
  • Locate the CD Compartment as shown and gently slide it out.

Locate the CD Compartment as shown and gently slide it out.

Step 9

              Fan
  • Locate the Fan as shown.
  • Pull out the black cable, with four wires attached from its port.

Locate the Fan as shown.

Pull out the black cable, with four wires attached from its port.

Step 10

  • Pull out the white cable wire from its port.
  • Unscrew the two black Phillips screws holding in the fan.

Pull out the white cable wire from its port.

Unscrew the two black Phillips screws holding in the fan.

Step 11

  • Remove fan.
  • Unscrew the two screws holding in the fan.

Remove fan.

Unscrew the two screws holding in the fan.

Step 12

              Motherboard
  • Remove the TEN 3mm screws.
  • Remove the ONE 9mm screw.

Remove the TEN 3mm screws.

Remove the ONE 9mm screw.

Step 13

  • Locate the four ribbon clips.
  • Lift the grey part of the ribbon clips.
  • Pull the ribbon cable out and repeat this step for all four ribbon cables.
  • Also use a spudger and release the TWO cables attaching the hard drive to the motherboard. Another ribbon cable is located where the fan was sitting.

Locate the four ribbon clips.

Lift the grey part of the ribbon clips.

Pull the ribbon cable out and repeat this step for all four ribbon cables.

Also use a spudger and release the TWO cables attaching the hard drive to the motherboard. Another ribbon cable is located where the fan was sitting.

Step 14

  • Pull out the white cable (contains red and white cable attached to a black support) with wires from its port.

Pull out the white cable (contains red and white cable attached to a black support) with wires from its port.

Step 15

  • Remove the motherboard.

Remove the motherboard.

Step 16

              Keyboard
  • Remove the Hard Drive.

Remove the Hard Drive.

Step 17

  • Lift up the cable port and place it to the side but do not remove completely from the laptop.
  • Remove the single Phillips screw securing it first.

Lift up the cable port and place it to the side but do not remove completely from the laptop.

Remove the single Phillips screw securing it first.

Step 18

  • Remove the VENDOR component.
  • Unscrew the single Phillips screw holding it to the frame first.

Remove the VENDOR component.

Unscrew the single Phillips screw holding it to the frame first.

Step 19

  • Using a plastic prying tools, remove the grey metal plate.
  • It will not come off easy, but do not force it off.

Using a plastic prying tools, remove the grey metal plate.

It will not come off easy, but do not force it off.

Step 20

  • Locate the damaged keyboard and lift up with the prying tool to remove.

Locate the damaged keyboard and lift up with the prying tool to remove.

Step 21

  • To put everything back together and use your laptop with the new keyboard, follow the steps in REVERSE..
  • ENJOY :)

To put everything back together and use your laptop with the new keyboard, follow the steps in REVERSE..

ENJOY :)

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

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Lo Yuk Fai - Oct 3, 2021

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Did you have to use soldering iron to melt the plastic rivets when putting back the keyboard?

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Richard Ness - Nov 17, 2021

I have done these before and yes, using a soldering iron to melt the plastic rivets is a good method.