Difficulty

Easy

Steps

10

Time Required

                          3 - 7 minutes

Sections

1

  • CPU
  • 10 steps

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Step 1

              Battery
  • Before starting, shut down the PC and disconnect sources of power.
  • Slide the battery disconnect hooks to eject the battery.

Before starting, shut down the PC and disconnect sources of power.

Slide the battery disconnect hooks to eject the battery.

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Step 2

              Keyboard screws
  • Unscrew the three screws shown.
  • Open the RAM door to expose the next screw.
  • Unscrew the final keyboard screw.

Unscrew the three screws shown.

Open the RAM door to expose the next screw.

Unscrew the final keyboard screw.

Step 3

              Keyboard clips
  • Use a flathead or spudger to slide the clips toward the trackpad.

Use a flathead or spudger to slide the clips toward the trackpad.

Step 4

              Keyboard
  • Put the screen in a 180 degree position.
  • Gently pull the keyboard up at the display side.
  • Slide the keyboard to the display.
  • Flip the keyboard so the keys are touching the trackpad.

Put the screen in a 180 degree position.

Gently pull the keyboard up at the display side.

Slide the keyboard to the display.

Flip the keyboard so the keys are touching the trackpad.

Step 5

              Keyboard cable
  • Fold the ribbon cable back so you can access the connection.
  • Pull the black part of the connector up to unlock the cable.
  • Pull the ribbon cable up to disconnect it.

Fold the ribbon cable back so you can access the connection.

Pull the black part of the connector up to unlock the cable.

Pull the ribbon cable up to disconnect it.

Step 6

              Power Button panel
  • Disconnect the ribbon cable that connects to the top panel and remove the second RAM stick.
  • Insert a flat head screwdriver into the holes circled and rotate 90 degrees to pop the plastic clips.

Disconnect the ribbon cable that connects to the top panel and remove the second RAM stick.

Insert a flat head screwdriver into the holes circled and rotate 90 degrees to pop the plastic clips.

Step 7

              Fan
  • Disconnect the fan cable and unscrew the fan screws.
  • Lift the fan at the CPU side and slide it toward the CPU to free it.

Disconnect the fan cable and unscrew the fan screws.

Lift the fan at the CPU side and slide it toward the CPU to free it.

Step 8

              Cooler
  • Unscrew the cooler screws in the reverse order - 4 3 2 1.
  • Pry with a flathead to unstick the thermal pad on the chipset. (It can hold on pretty tight)
  • Pull the cooler up a bit on the CPU side, then rotate it as demonstrated in the second photo.
  • When the chipset pad has roughly reached the keyboard connector, pull it out in the direction of the coin cell battery.

Unscrew the cooler screws in the reverse order - 4 3 2 1.

Pry with a flathead to unstick the thermal pad on the chipset. (It can hold on pretty tight)

Pull the cooler up a bit on the CPU side, then rotate it as demonstrated in the second photo.

When the chipset pad has roughly reached the keyboard connector, pull it out in the direction of the coin cell battery.

Step 9

              CPU
  • Use the flathead screwdriver to rotate the lock to the unlocked position.
  • Grab the CPU as shown. This way the pins are not likely to get bent.
  • Place the new CPU in the socket.

Use the flathead screwdriver to rotate the lock to the unlocked position.

Grab the CPU as shown. This way the pins are not likely to get bent.

Place the new CPU in the socket.

Step 10

              Alignment
  • Make sure the “star” on the CPU is aligned with the socket.

Make sure the “star” on the CPU is aligned with the socket.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. When you get to screwing on the CPU cooler, tighten them in numerical order. (1 2 3 4)

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