Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

11

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Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 3 steps
  • Keyboard
  • 5 steps
  • Palmrest/Touchpad
  • 3 steps

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What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Make sure the laptop is powered OFF. Gently turn the laptop over and place it on a flat surface.
  • The battery may be warm or even HOT to the touch.
  • Locate the battery EJECT latch.

Make sure the laptop is powered OFF. Gently turn the laptop over and place it on a flat surface.

The battery may be warm or even HOT to the touch.

Locate the battery EJECT latch.

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Step 2

  • Grab the laptop firmly on the side and using your thumb, press the eject latch towards the OUTER edge of the device.
  • The battery will be lifted out of the laptop slightly as you press the latch over as far as it will go.
  • When replacing the battery, you DO NOT need to adjust the latch. Once the battery is replaced, snap it into place and the latch will return to normal.

Grab the laptop firmly on the side and using your thumb, press the eject latch towards the OUTER edge of the device.

The battery will be lifted out of the laptop slightly as you press the latch over as far as it will go.

When replacing the battery, you DO NOT need to adjust the latch. Once the battery is replaced, snap it into place and the latch will return to normal.

Step 3

  • Pull the battery up and towards you to remove it from the laptop chassis.
  • Once the battery is out, you will be able to check the battery label for the replacement part number.
  • The part number is needed when purchasing a new battery.

Pull the battery up and towards you to remove it from the laptop chassis.

Once the battery is out, you will be able to check the battery label for the replacement part number.

The part number is needed when purchasing a new battery.

Step 4

              Keyboard
  • Use a Phillip’s #00 screwdriver to remove all of the circled screws. Apply moderate pressure to each screw to avoid stripping it.
  • The three screws circled in red are 9mm Phillip’s #00 screws.
  • The three screws circle in orange are 5mm Phillip’s #00 screws.
  • The three screws circled in yellow are 6mm Phillip’s #00 screws.

Use a Phillip’s #00 screwdriver to remove all of the circled screws. Apply moderate pressure to each screw to avoid stripping it.

The three screws circled in red are 9mm Phillip’s #00 screws.

The three screws circle in orange are 5mm Phillip’s #00 screws.

The three screws circled in yellow are 6mm Phillip’s #00 screws.

Step 5

  • Insert the rubber spudger gently below the edge of the keyboard.
  • Lift the keyboard vertically to detach it from the top assembly.

Insert the rubber spudger gently below the edge of the keyboard.

Lift the keyboard vertically to detach it from the top assembly.

Step 6

  • Flip the keyboard over. It may be easiest to hold it up in order to detach its wire assembly.

Flip the keyboard over. It may be easiest to hold it up in order to detach its wire assembly.

Step 7

  • Use your plastic spudger to unlock the two white sliding connectors located on the left and right side of the device by gently pushing them out.

Use your plastic spudger to unlock the two white sliding connectors located on the left and right side of the device by gently pushing them out.

Step 8

  • With the white sliding connectors unlocked, gently grab the connector power cable and pull it out.
  • It should come out very easily; do not force it.

With the white sliding connectors unlocked, gently grab the connector power cable and pull it out.

It should come out very easily; do not force it.

Step 9

              Remove power button cover
  • Remove both the media button and power button cables from the motherboard.
  • Pull up on the edges of the power button cover with your fingers to remove it.

Remove both the media button and power button cables from the motherboard.

Pull up on the edges of the power button cover with your fingers to remove it.

Step 10

              Remove palmrest screws
  • Remove the six screws securing the palmrest to the base.
  • Remove all three covers, as well as the screw securing the optical drive. Pull the optical drive out.
  • Remove the single screw securing the hard drive caddy.
  • Remove the two screws from where the optical drive was.
  • Lift the hard drive caddy out of the laptop.
  • Remove the three screws from under where the hard drive caddy was.
  • Remove the single remaining screw holding the palmrest from the bottom.
  • Also remove the wireless antennas from the wireless card, as well as the wireless card.

Remove the six screws securing the palmrest to the base.

Remove all three covers, as well as the screw securing the optical drive. Pull the optical drive out.

Remove the single screw securing the hard drive caddy.

Remove the two screws from where the optical drive was.

Lift the hard drive caddy out of the laptop.

Remove the three screws from under where the hard drive caddy was.

Remove the single remaining screw holding the palmrest from the bottom.

Also remove the wireless antennas from the wireless card, as well as the wireless card.

Step 11

              Remove cables, screen assembly, & palmrest
  • Remove the single remaining screw securing the palmrest.
  • Remove all cables from the motherboard, and pull them from their clips.
  • Remove the five screws securing the screen assembly. Take care to support the LCD assembly as you unscrew it. Pull it up, then set it aside.
  • Use a spudger along the back of the computer to completely separate the palmrest from the base. Lift the palmrest up.

Remove the single remaining screw securing the palmrest.

Remove all cables from the motherboard, and pull them from their clips.

Remove the five screws securing the screen assembly. Take care to support the LCD assembly as you unscrew it. Pull it up, then set it aside.

Use a spudger along the back of the computer to completely separate the palmrest from the base. Lift the palmrest up.

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

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