Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

12

Time Required

                          20 minutes

Sections

4

  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • Keyboard
  • 4 steps
  • Power Button Panel
  • 2 steps
  • Heat Sink
  • 5 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Turn off your computer! Taking out the battery while it’s still on is dangerous!
  • Flip the laptop over to the back.
  • Using two hands, push on the tabs while gently taking out the battery.

Turn off your computer! Taking out the battery while it’s still on is dangerous!

Flip the laptop over to the back.

Using two hands, push on the tabs while gently taking out the battery.

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Step 2

              Keyboard
  • Turn off computer before starting.
  • Flip to the backside of the laptop.
  • Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, unscrew the 5mm screw and take off the shown cover.
  • Using the same screwdriver, unscrew the 8mm screws.
  • The screws may not completely fall out of the laptop, just ensure they are unscrewed as far as they will go.

Turn off computer before starting.

Flip to the backside of the laptop.

Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, unscrew the 5mm screw and take off the shown cover.

Using the same screwdriver, unscrew the 8mm screws.

The screws may not completely fall out of the laptop, just ensure they are unscrewed as far as they will go.

Step 3

  • Flip over the laptop to the top side, and open the laptop.
  • Slide the locking tabs down using a blue plastic opening tool or your fingernail.

Flip over the laptop to the top side, and open the laptop.

Slide the locking tabs down using a blue plastic opening tool or your fingernail.

Step 4

  • Using the plastic prying tool, lift the keyboard gently towards you.
  • Don’t take the keyboard completely off because it is still attached with a ribbon cable to the computer.

Using the plastic prying tool, lift the keyboard gently towards you.

Don’t take the keyboard completely off because it is still attached with a ribbon cable to the computer.

Step 5

  • Pull up on both sides of the black locking tab of the connector.
  • The keyboard should now be free of the computer.

Pull up on both sides of the black locking tab of the connector.

The keyboard should now be free of the computer.

Step 6

              Power Button Panel
  • Put a finger under each side of the plastic lock on the ribbon cable and pull up.

Put a finger under each side of the plastic lock on the ribbon cable and pull up.

Step 7

  • Using a flathead screwdriver, get under each plastic hinge cover until they pop.
  • Lift the right edge of plastic strip covering the power button and gently pull it up until the whole strip comes free.

Using a flathead screwdriver, get under each plastic hinge cover until they pop.

Lift the right edge of plastic strip covering the power button and gently pull it up until the whole strip comes free.

Step 8

              Heat Sink
  • Using two fingers, open the prongs holding the RAM
  • Then slide the RAM out from the socket

Using two fingers, open the prongs holding the RAM

Then slide the RAM out from the socket

Step 9

  • Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, unscrew the two 7mm screws on the top and bottom of the fan.

Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, unscrew the two 7mm screws on the top and bottom of the fan.

Step 10

  • Using two fingers, pull out the fan power connector.
  • To take out the fan, lift the bottom of the fan and take it out at an angle.

Using two fingers, pull out the fan power connector.

To take out the fan, lift the bottom of the fan and take it out at an angle.

Step 11

  • Using the Phillips #1 screwdriver, unscrew the four screws on the copper plate.
  • The screws on the copper plate do not come all the way out.

Using the Phillips #1 screwdriver, unscrew the four screws on the copper plate.

The screws on the copper plate do not come all the way out.

Step 12

  • Rotate the copper plate heat sink to slide it out.
  • Do not force the heat sink because it’s easy to damage.

Rotate the copper plate heat sink to slide it out.

Do not force the heat sink because it’s easy to damage.

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

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Florian Kasimir - May 11, 2016

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That was easy. Thanks man :)

kirovr - Sep 16, 2016

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благодаря за инструкцията!

Pierre Delanoy - Feb 24, 2017

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Piece of cake ! Thanks. :)