Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

21

Time Required

                          10 - 25 minutes

Sections

5

  • Bottom Case
  • 5 steps
  • Fan
  • 3 steps
  • RAM
  • 2 steps
  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 9 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Bottom Case
  • Turn the laptop off and unplug it before starting.
  • Flip your laptop over, face down.

Turn the laptop off and unplug it before starting.

Flip your laptop over, face down.

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Step 2

  • Peel off the two long rubber grips running lengthwise on the laptop.

Peel off the two long rubber grips running lengthwise on the laptop.

Step 3

  • Using a Phillips #000 screwdriver, remove the eleven 10 mm screws located on the underside of the laptop, that are holding the back panel in place.

Using a Phillips #000 screwdriver, remove the eleven 10 mm screws located on the underside of the laptop, that are holding the back panel in place.

Step 4

  • Carefully slide the optical drive out of the laptop.

Carefully slide the optical drive out of the laptop.

Step 5

  • Use a plastic opening tool to separate the back panel from the laptop.
  • For an easier removal, start at the corner and run the tool along the edge of the cover.
  • If you do not have a plastic opening tool, open it carefully using your hands, as shown.
  • Be careful to not bend the back panel, or to not apply too much pressure and force, doing so could cause the panel to break.

Use a plastic opening tool to separate the back panel from the laptop.

For an easier removal, start at the corner and run the tool along the edge of the cover.

If you do not have a plastic opening tool, open it carefully using your hands, as shown.

Be careful to not bend the back panel, or to not apply too much pressure and force, doing so could cause the panel to break.

Step 6

              Fan
  • Using a Phillips #000 screwdriver remove the 5mm screw holding the fan in place.

Using a Phillips #000 screwdriver remove the 5mm screw holding the fan in place.

Step 7

  • After the screw is removed, carefully unplug the set of wires with one of each colored, red, black, yellow, and blue, from the white connector it is secured at.
  • To unplug it gently pull the white connector from the adapter, possibly in a back and forth motion to free it.
  • DO NOT pull on the wires, doing so could cause damage to the wires, or for them to become disconnected to the white adapter they are attached to.

After the screw is removed, carefully unplug the set of wires with one of each colored, red, black, yellow, and blue, from the white connector it is secured at.

To unplug it gently pull the white connector from the adapter, possibly in a back and forth motion to free it.

DO NOT pull on the wires, doing so could cause damage to the wires, or for them to become disconnected to the white adapter they are attached to.

Step 8

  • Carefully remove the fan from the laptop.
  • Be careful with removal as to not bend or break anything. There is a metal peg shown in the image, that the fan is secured on that could potentially bend

Carefully remove the fan from the laptop.

Be careful with removal as to not bend or break anything. There is a metal peg shown in the image, that the fan is secured on that could potentially bend

Step 9

              RAM
  • Gently pull apart the two silver arms securing the RAM until it slightly flips up.
  • Pull the RAM directly out of its port.

Gently pull apart the two silver arms securing the RAM until it slightly flips up.

Pull the RAM directly out of its port.

Step 10

  • To put the RAM back into the device. Have the RAM facing you with the four grey boxes towards you. Then carefully slide it under the first grey bar shown circled in the picture and push slightly downwards as it will pop back into place.

To put the RAM back into the device. Have the RAM facing you with the four grey boxes towards you. Then carefully slide it under the first grey bar shown circled in the picture and push slightly downwards as it will pop back into place.

Step 11

              Battery
  • Using the Philips #000 screwdriver remove all of the six 5mm screws.

Using the Philips #000 screwdriver remove all of the six 5mm screws.

Step 12

  • Disconnect the battery connector.
  • Slide the battery up and out.

Disconnect the battery connector.

Slide the battery up and out.

Step 13

              Motherboard
  • Unscrew the four 3 mm screws using a Philips #000 screwdriver.

Unscrew the four 3 mm screws using a Philips #000 screwdriver.

Step 14

  • Remove the seven screws using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.

Remove the seven screws using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.

Step 15

  • Remove the three ribbons that are attached to the motherboard by flipping up the black lock bar, then sliding the ribbon cables out.

Remove the three ribbons that are attached to the motherboard by flipping up the black lock bar, then sliding the ribbon cables out.

Step 16

  • Remove the following ribbons that are attached to the motherboard.
  • Flip up the white lock bar, then gently disconnect the ribbon cable.

Remove the following ribbons that are attached to the motherboard.

Flip up the white lock bar, then gently disconnect the ribbon cable.

Step 17

  • Remove the Wi-Fi card, attached to a white wire, by carefully sliding it out of its port.

Remove the Wi-Fi card, attached to a white wire, by carefully sliding it out of its port.

Step 18

  • Next is to remove a small white connector, with two white, one red, and one blue wire, shown in the image. It was located underneath the WLAN.
  • To remove it, holding on to the white plastic piece, carefully pull it from the blue connector. You may have to move it in a shimmying motion to carefully free it from the connector.

Next is to remove a small white connector, with two white, one red, and one blue wire, shown in the image. It was located underneath the WLAN.

To remove it, holding on to the white plastic piece, carefully pull it from the blue connector. You may have to move it in a shimmying motion to carefully free it from the connector.

Step 19

  • The next piece is to detach a piece with one white, yellow, and copper wire, as well as two red, and two black wires. all wrapped in a nylon casing, attached to a white plastic connector. It is connected to a white attachment. This is located at the top right hand corner.
  • To remove it, repeat the same motion in the previous step.

The next piece is to detach a piece with one white, yellow, and copper wire, as well as two red, and two black wires. all wrapped in a nylon casing, attached to a white plastic connector. It is connected to a white attachment. This is located at the top right hand corner.

To remove it, repeat the same motion in the previous step.

Step 20

  • Next is to remove the other piece wrapped in nylon, shown in the image. It is located to the right of the previous piece.
  • This one has a metal connector, and it is a bit more difficult to remove. To remove, firmly pull it from the connector, holding on the attachment piece opposed to the wire.
  • Use the same motion used in the previous two steps, to help free it from its attachment point.

Next is to remove the other piece wrapped in nylon, shown in the image. It is located to the right of the previous piece.

This one has a metal connector, and it is a bit more difficult to remove. To remove, firmly pull it from the connector, holding on the attachment piece opposed to the wire.

Use the same motion used in the previous two steps, to help free it from its attachment point.

Step 21

  • The last step is to remove the motherboard from the laptop. To do so, working from the bottom, gently ease the motherboard from its connector point at the top right corner.
  • To remove, pull straight out towards you. Do not lift up as you are removing, doing so could cause the motherboard or other components to break.

The last step is to remove the motherboard from the laptop. To do so, working from the bottom, gently ease the motherboard from its connector point at the top right corner.

To remove, pull straight out towards you. Do not lift up as you are removing, doing so could cause the motherboard or other components to break.

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

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