Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

11

Time Required

                          20 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Screen
  • 4 steps
  • Front Facing Camera
  • 5 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Start off by flipping the laptop on its back.

Start off by flipping the laptop on its back.

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Step 2

  • Push the two spring-loaded tabs inward.
  • Once unlatched, pull the battery out of its compartment.

Push the two spring-loaded tabs inward.

Once unlatched, pull the battery out of its compartment.

Step 3

              Screen
  • Flip the laptop over and have it open as you normally would.

Flip the laptop over and have it open as you normally would.

Step 4

  • Using a pry tool, unclip the entire outer plastic cover from the front of the screen.
  • Gently remove the front plastic cover.

Using a pry tool, unclip the entire outer plastic cover from the front of the screen.

Gently remove the front plastic cover.

Step 5

  • Remove the two 2.5mm × 3.0mm Phillips screws from each corner of the display.

Remove the two 2.5mm × 3.0mm Phillips screws from each corner of the display.

Step 6

  • Carefully lift the display out of the laptop shell and flip it on its front.
  • Disconnect the single cable from the back of the display.

Carefully lift the display out of the laptop shell and flip it on its front.

Disconnect the single cable from the back of the display.

Step 7

              Front Facing Camera
  • The front camera is held in by light adhesive. Pry gently on the back of the camera in order to remove it.
  • Remove the cable from under the metal foil.

The front camera is held in by light adhesive. Pry gently on the back of the camera in order to remove it.

Remove the cable from under the metal foil.

Step 8

  • Flip the laptop back over.
  • Using the Phillips P0 screwdriver, remove the 9 M2.5mm x 6.5mm screws from the bottom of the laptop.
  • Remove the additional 2 M2.0mm × 1.5mm Phillips screws located in the battery compartment.

Flip the laptop back over.

Using the Phillips P0 screwdriver, remove the 9 M2.5mm x 6.5mm screws from the bottom of the laptop.

Remove the additional 2 M2.0mm × 1.5mm Phillips screws located in the battery compartment.

Step 9

  • Remove the optical disk drive from the side of the laptop.

Remove the optical disk drive from the side of the laptop.

Step 10

  • Lift off the bottom cover, exposing the motherboard and other components underneath.

Lift off the bottom cover, exposing the motherboard and other components underneath.

Step 11

  • Disconnect the display ribbon cable from the motherboard.

Disconnect the display ribbon cable from the motherboard.

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

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