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Difficult

Steps

20

Time Required

                          45 minutes - 1 hour

Sections

4

  • Battery
  • 4 steps
  • Keyboard
  • 6 steps
  • Fan
  • 3 steps
  • RAM
  • 7 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Power off the device and disconnect from any power source.

Power off the device and disconnect from any power source.

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Step 2

  • Turn the device upside down and ensure the back of the device is facing you.

Turn the device upside down and ensure the back of the device is facing you.

Step 3

  • Push both buttons towards one another simultaneously. The battery slightly pops out.

Push both buttons towards one another simultaneously. The battery slightly pops out.

Step 4

  • Pull out the battery from the device’s battery slot.

Pull out the battery from the device’s battery slot.

Step 5

              Keyboard
  • Use JIS #1 screwdriver to remove the eleven 6 mm screws.

Use JIS #1 screwdriver to remove the eleven 6 mm screws.

Step 6

  • Locate the two screw holes that allow access to removing the keyboard.
  • There is a keyboard sign beside both keyboard access holes.

Locate the two screw holes that allow access to removing the keyboard.

There is a keyboard sign beside both keyboard access holes.

Step 7

  • Turn the device onto its side.
  • Using a heavy duty spudger, gently disengage the keyboard.

Turn the device onto its side.

Using a heavy duty spudger, gently disengage the keyboard.

Step 8

  • Using a plastic opening tool, release the keyboard clips.

Using a plastic opening tool, release the keyboard clips.

Step 9

  • Tilt the keyboard to expose the Zero Insertion Force connector to which the keyboard cable is attached.

Tilt the keyboard to expose the Zero Insertion Force connector to which the keyboard cable is attached.

Step 10

  • Disconnect the keyboard cable from the motherboard by detaching the Zero Insertion Force connector.
  • To detach the connector, release by lifting the black plastic tab up.

Disconnect the keyboard cable from the motherboard by detaching the Zero Insertion Force connector.

To detach the connector, release by lifting the black plastic tab up.

Step 11

              Fan
  • Using a JIS #1 screwdriver, remove the five 5mm screws.
  • Detach the power button cable.
  • Detach the touch pad cable.

Using a JIS #1 screwdriver, remove the five 5mm screws.

Detach the power button cable.

Detach the touch pad cable.

Step 12

  • Using a plastic opening tool, pry open the top cover.
  • Unscrew the two 5 mm screws using a JIS #1 screwdriver.
  • Gently, pull to detach the fan cable.
  • Be careful so you do not damage the motherboard.

Using a plastic opening tool, pry open the top cover.

Unscrew the two 5 mm screws using a JIS #1 screwdriver.

Gently, pull to detach the fan cable.

Be careful so you do not damage the motherboard.

Step 13

  • Carefully remove the fan from its slot.

Carefully remove the fan from its slot.

Step 14

              RAM
  • Disconnect the cables to the motherboard.

Disconnect the cables to the motherboard.

Step 15

  • Remove the eight 5 mm screws with the JIS #1 screwdriver.

Remove the eight 5 mm screws with the JIS #1 screwdriver.

Step 16

  • Remove the hard drive.

Remove the hard drive.

Step 17

  • Unclip the WLAN cable out of its place to allow the motherboard room to move.

Unclip the WLAN cable out of its place to allow the motherboard room to move.

Step 18

  • Detach the power connector cable.

Detach the power connector cable.

Step 19

  • Lift up the motherboard from the bottom side of the device.

Lift up the motherboard from the bottom side of the device.

Step 20

  • Using your thumbs, push out on the bracket.
  • When the memory module feels loose, pull up on the module.

Using your thumbs, push out on the bracket.

When the memory module feels loose, pull up on the module.

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

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