Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

11

Time Required

                          30 minutes

Sections

6

  • Keyboard
  • 3 steps
  • Battery
  • 3 steps
  • Heat Sink
  • 1 step
  • Wireless Card
  • 1 step
  • Motherboard
  • 2 steps
  • RAM
  • 1 step

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Keyboard
  • You will need a pair of tweezers and a Phillips screwdriver.
  • Remove eight 5mm Phillips #0 screws from the back cover of the laptop.

You will need a pair of tweezers and a Phillips screwdriver.

Remove eight 5mm Phillips #0 screws from the back cover of the laptop.

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Step 2

  • Using a pair of tweezers, remove the five grey silicone covers.
  • Remove the five 5mm Phillips #0 screws beneath the grey silicone covers.
  • Place them aside where they will not be lost.

Using a pair of tweezers, remove the five grey silicone covers.

Remove the five 5mm Phillips #0 screws beneath the grey silicone covers.

Place them aside where they will not be lost.

Step 3

  • Carefully open your Chromebook case and gently pull the keyboard away from the back panel.
  • Place the keyboard aside. Inspect for any visual damage or marks.

Carefully open your Chromebook case and gently pull the keyboard away from the back panel.

Place the keyboard aside. Inspect for any visual damage or marks.

Step 4

              Battery
  • Remove the four 3mm Phillips #000 screws holding the battery in place.

Remove the four 3mm Phillips #000 screws holding the battery in place.

Step 5

  • Slide a spudger underneath the white strip over the battery to gently pull the strip away from the adhesive sticking to the battery.
  • Using a pair of tweezers, grip the black tape connected to the battery, and gently pull back to unplug the battery.

Slide a spudger underneath the white strip over the battery to gently pull the strip away from the adhesive sticking to the battery.

Using a pair of tweezers, grip the black tape connected to the battery, and gently pull back to unplug the battery.

Step 6

  • Carefully lift the battery out of the laptop.

Carefully lift the battery out of the laptop.

Step 7

              Heat Sink
  • Remove the two 1.5mm Phillips #000 from the copper heat sink on top of the motherboard.
  • Remove the heat sink from the laptop.

Remove the two 1.5mm Phillips #000 from the copper heat sink on top of the motherboard.

Remove the heat sink from the laptop.

Step 8

              Wireless Card
  • Remove the single 2.5mm Phillips #00 screw from the wireless card.
  • Gently pull the wireless card from the motherboard to remove it.

Remove the single 2.5mm Phillips #00 screw from the wireless card.

Gently pull the wireless card from the motherboard to remove it.

Step 9

              Motherboard
  • Gently pull the wire connector with a pair of tweezers to free it from the motherboard.
  • Use a pair of tweezers to remove the black ribbon cable from its connector.
  • Use the tweezers to detach the wire connector from the bottom left corner of the motherboard.

Gently pull the wire connector with a pair of tweezers to free it from the motherboard.

Use a pair of tweezers to remove the black ribbon cable from its connector.

Use the tweezers to detach the wire connector from the bottom left corner of the motherboard.

Step 10

  • Remove the four Phillips #000 screws holding the motherboard in place.
  • Remove the motherboard from the laptop.

Remove the four Phillips #000 screws holding the motherboard in place.

Remove the motherboard from the laptop.

Step 11

              RAM
  • Carefully desolder the RAM using a soldering iron.
  • For soldering help, visit iFixit’s How to Solder and Desolder Connections guide.

Carefully desolder the RAM using a soldering iron.

For soldering help, visit iFixit’s How to Solder and Desolder Connections guide.

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

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