Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

19

Time Required

                          20 - 30 minutes

Sections

6

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Optical Drive
  • 2 steps
  • Keyboard
  • 4 steps
  • RAM
  • 3 steps
  • Hard Drive
  • 6 steps
  • Cooling Fan
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Flip the laptop over.

Flip the laptop over.

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Step 2

  • Slide the battery locks towards the center of the laptop. The battery will detach automatically.
  • Remove the battery by sliding it away from the laptop housing.

Slide the battery locks towards the center of the laptop. The battery will detach automatically.

Remove the battery by sliding it away from the laptop housing.

Step 3

              Optical Drive
  • Remove the 6 mm Phillips #1 screw securing the optical drive.

Remove the 6 mm Phillips #1 screw securing the optical drive.

Step 4

  • Use the iFixit opening tool to slide the optical drive away from the laptop housing.

Use the iFixit opening tool to slide the optical drive away from the laptop housing.

Step 5

              Keyboard
  • Unscrew the 6 mm Phillips #1 screw securing the keyboard.

Unscrew the 6 mm Phillips #1 screw securing the keyboard.

Step 6

  • Flip the laptop to the front side and open it up.

Flip the laptop to the front side and open it up.

Step 7

  • Use the metal spudger to release the keyboard from the front panel.

Use the metal spudger to release the keyboard from the front panel.

Step 8

  • Flip the keyboard out and locate the connector.
  • Use the spudger to unhinge the the fastener and remove the connector.
  • Keyboard should be completely detached after this step.

Flip the keyboard out and locate the connector.

Use the spudger to unhinge the the fastener and remove the connector.

Keyboard should be completely detached after this step.

Step 9

              RAM
  • Loosen the two 6 mm Phillips #1 screws on the back panel.
  • These screws do not detach from back panel.

Loosen the two 6 mm Phillips #1 screws on the back panel.

These screws do not detach from back panel.

Step 10

  • Use the iFixit opening tool to remove the back panel.

Use the iFixit opening tool to remove the back panel.

Step 11

  • Release the clips securing the RAM by slightly bending them until the RAM is free.

Release the clips securing the RAM by slightly bending them until the RAM is free.

Step 12

              Hard Drive
  • The battery and optical drive should be removed at this point in the process.
  • Remove the ten 6 mm Phillips #1 screws.
  • Remove the three 1 mm Phillips #000 screws.

The battery and optical drive should be removed at this point in the process.

Remove the ten 6 mm Phillips #1 screws.

Remove the three 1 mm Phillips #000 screws.

Step 13

  • Remove the five 2.5mm Phillips #1 screws.
  • Use the spudger to unhinge the cable connectors. Use tweezers to complete removal.

Remove the five 2.5mm Phillips #1 screws.

Use the spudger to unhinge the cable connectors. Use tweezers to complete removal.

Step 14

  • Carefully use the iFixit opening tool to release the front panel.

Carefully use the iFixit opening tool to release the front panel.

Step 15

  • Use the spudger to unhinge the daughterboard connector.
  • Remove daughterboard connector.

Use the spudger to unhinge the daughterboard connector.

Remove daughterboard connector.

Step 16

  • Remove the 2.5 mm Phillips #1 screw and remove the daughterboard

Remove the 2.5 mm Phillips #1 screw and remove the daughterboard

Step 17

  • Use the iFixit opening tool to remove the hard drive connector.
  • Remove the hard drive by lifting the right side and pulling it out.

Use the iFixit opening tool to remove the hard drive connector.

Remove the hard drive by lifting the right side and pulling it out.

Step 18

              Cooling Fan
  • Remove the four 6 mm Phillips #1 screws.
  • Turn over the laptop to have easier access to the cooling fan.

Remove the four 6 mm Phillips #1 screws.

Turn over the laptop to have easier access to the cooling fan.

Step 19

  • Unscrew the two 4 mm Phillips #1 screws.
  • Disconnect the cord for the cooling fan.
  • Carefully lift the cooling fan from the motherboard.

Unscrew the two 4 mm Phillips #1 screws.

Disconnect the cord for the cooling fan.

Carefully lift the cooling fan from the motherboard.

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

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Sehr gute Anleitung, Dank an Andrei Fendly

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