Difficulty
Difficult
Steps
26
Time Required
30 minutes - 1 hour
Sections
4
- Battery
- 2 steps
- CD Drive
- 2 steps
- Front Panel
- 12 steps
- Screen
- 10 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Before you remove the battery, make sure the laptop is powered off.
- Slide the black battery latches inward to remove the battery.
Before you remove the battery, make sure the laptop is powered off.
Slide the black battery latches inward to remove the battery.
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Step 2
- Pull the battery out towards you while your fingers are still holding the latches in place.
Pull the battery out towards you while your fingers are still holding the latches in place.
Step 3
CD Drive
- Remove one 7 mm screw with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
Remove one 7 mm screw with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
Step 4
- Use a metal spudger to push the CD drive out of its slot for removal.
Use a metal spudger to push the CD drive out of its slot for removal.
Step 5
Front Panel
- Remove fifteen 7 mm screws with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
Remove fifteen 7 mm screws with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
Step 6
- Remove the thin plastic cover using the flat metal spudger to expose another screw.
- Remove one 7 mm screw with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
Remove the thin plastic cover using the flat metal spudger to expose another screw.
Remove one 7 mm screw with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
Step 7
- Use a metal spudger to remove the rubber “feet” to expose two screws.
Use a metal spudger to remove the rubber “feet” to expose two screws.
Step 8
- Underneath each rubber foot, there is a screw.
- Use the Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove a 4.8 mm screw on each side.
Underneath each rubber foot, there is a screw.
Use the Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove a 4.8 mm screw on each side.
Step 9
- Remove the two black end caps to expose more screws.
- The end caps will require some force to remove.
Remove the two black end caps to expose more screws.
The end caps will require some force to remove.
Step 10
- Remove the following six screws with a Phillips #1 screwdriver:
- Two 7 mm screws.
- Two 7 mm screws.
- Two 4.8 mm screws.
Remove the following six screws with a Phillips #1 screwdriver:
Two 7 mm screws.
Two 4.8 mm screws.
Step 11
- Remove two 2.4 mm broadhead screws from the CD Drive bay with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
Remove two 2.4 mm broadhead screws from the CD Drive bay with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
Step 12
- Flip the laptop back over. Then, with the laptop open, move the plastic prying tool around the top cover to pry it from the enclosure.
Flip the laptop back over. Then, with the laptop open, move the plastic prying tool around the top cover to pry it from the enclosure.
Step 13
- Partially lift the top cover from the enclosure.
Partially lift the top cover from the enclosure.
Step 14
- Remove the ribbon connecting the power button to the motherboard.
Remove the ribbon connecting the power button to the motherboard.
Step 15
- Remove the ribbon connecting the mousepad to the motherboard.
Remove the ribbon connecting the mousepad to the motherboard.
Step 16
- Remove the ribbon connecting the keyboard to the motherboard.
- You may now fully lift the front panel from the rest of the laptop.
Remove the ribbon connecting the keyboard to the motherboard.
You may now fully lift the front panel from the rest of the laptop.
Step 17
Screen
- There is a metal component connecting the screen to the casing underneath each hinge.
- Remove three 5.6 mm screws with a Phillips 1 screwdriver on each side.
There is a metal component connecting the screen to the casing underneath each hinge.
Remove three 5.6 mm screws with a Phillips 1 screwdriver on each side.
Step 18
- Lift the black retaining flap to remove the black cable connecting the screen to the motherboard.
Lift the black retaining flap to remove the black cable connecting the screen to the motherboard.
Step 19
- Gently remove the black ribbon that was connected to the black flap.
Gently remove the black ribbon that was connected to the black flap.
Step 20
- Locate the thin black wire that trails from the screen and remove it from the motherboard.
Locate the thin black wire that trails from the screen and remove it from the motherboard.
Step 21
- Remove two small rubber covers on the bottom right and left edges of the screen enclosure using a metal spudger to expose two screws.
Remove two small rubber covers on the bottom right and left edges of the screen enclosure using a metal spudger to expose two screws.
Step 22
- Remove one 5.6mm screw with a Phillips 1 screwdriver from each side of the bottom screen.
Remove one 5.6mm screw with a Phillips 1 screwdriver from each side of the bottom screen.
Step 23
- Use a metal spudger to remove the plastic casing from the perimeter of the screen.
Use a metal spudger to remove the plastic casing from the perimeter of the screen.
Step 24
- Be careful not to damage the wires.
- Use a metal spudger to partially remove the screen from the plastic case.
Be careful not to damage the wires.
Use a metal spudger to partially remove the screen from the plastic case.
Step 25
- Do not touch the circuit board directly.
- Flip the screen over and remove the tape that holds down the ribbon.
Do not touch the circuit board directly.
Flip the screen over and remove the tape that holds down the ribbon.
Step 26
- Pull the ribbon away from the screen.
Pull the ribbon away from the screen.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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