Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
27
Time Required
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Sections
5
- LED Cover
- 8 steps
- Keyboard
- 3 steps
- Heat Sink
- 3 steps
- Palm Rest
- 7 steps
- Top Cover
- 6 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
LED Cover
- Turn the laptop bottom side up with the rear panel facing forward.
Turn the laptop bottom side up with the rear panel facing forward.
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Step 2
- Remove the two T8 Torx screws that secure the LED cover to the base enclosure.
Remove the two T8 Torx screws that secure the LED cover to the base enclosure.
Step 3
- Turn the laptop top side up with the front facing forward. Open the screen.
Turn the laptop top side up with the front facing forward. Open the screen.
Step 4
- Locate the F1 and F2 keys near the top left corner of the keyboard.
Locate the F1 and F2 keys near the top left corner of the keyboard.
Step 5
- While holding the F1 and F2 keys, insert a spudger between the keys into the notch in the LED cover. Lift up.
While holding the F1 and F2 keys, insert a spudger between the keys into the notch in the LED cover. Lift up.
Step 6
- Locate the Pause and Scroll keys near the top right corner of the keyboard.
Locate the Pause and Scroll keys near the top right corner of the keyboard.
Step 7
- While holding the Pause and Scroll keys, insert a spudger between the keys into the notch in the LED cover. Lift up.
While holding the Pause and Scroll keys, insert a spudger between the keys into the notch in the LED cover. Lift up.
Step 8
- Insert a spudger between the F7 and F8 keys. Lift up to remove the LED cover.
Insert a spudger between the F7 and F8 keys. Lift up to remove the LED cover.
Step 9
Keyboard
- Lift the back edge of the keyboard and pull towards the screen.
Lift the back edge of the keyboard and pull towards the screen.
Step 10
- Pull the cable and lift up to release.
Pull the cable and lift up to release.
Step 11
- Remove the keyboard.
Remove the keyboard.
Step 12
Heat Sink
- Locate the fan near the top left corner. It has three colored wires: yellow, red, and black.
- Disconnect the cable connecting the fan to the system board.
Locate the fan near the top left corner. It has three colored wires: yellow, red, and black.
Disconnect the cable connecting the fan to the system board.
Step 13
- Locate and remove the four screws in the copper plate.
Locate and remove the four screws in the copper plate.
Step 14
- Remove the heat spreader by pulling the whole assembly up out of the computer.
Remove the heat spreader by pulling the whole assembly up out of the computer.
Step 15
Palm Rest
- Flip the computer bottom side up with the rear facing forward.
Flip the computer bottom side up with the rear facing forward.
Step 16
- Remove the six screws shown in picture.
Remove the six screws shown in picture.
Step 17
- Remove battery and then remove screw in metal support on case edge
- Flip the computer top side up with the front facing you.
Remove battery and then remove screw in metal support on case edge
Flip the computer top side up with the front facing you.
Step 18
- Lift up the palm rest from the front edge and swing it towards the screen.
Lift up the palm rest from the front edge and swing it towards the screen.
Step 19
- Locate the first connector. Disconnect by firmly pulling up.
Locate the first connector. Disconnect by firmly pulling up.
Step 20
- Locate the second connector. Remove by firmly pulling up.
Locate the second connector. Remove by firmly pulling up.
Step 21
- Remove the palm rest.
Remove the palm rest.
Step 22
Top Cover
- Turn the base bottom side up.
Turn the base bottom side up.
Step 23
- Remove the two TM 2.5mm x 8.0mm screws that secure the top cover to the base.
Remove the two TM 2.5mm x 8.0mm screws that secure the top cover to the base.
Step 24
- Turn the base top side up with the front facing forward.
Turn the base top side up with the front facing forward.
Step 25
- Remove the three TM 2.5 mm x 5.0 mm screws that secure the top cover to the base.
Remove the three TM 2.5 mm x 5.0 mm screws that secure the top cover to the base.
Step 26
- Lift the top cover straight up about one inch, then slide forward until the microphone cable is exposed.
- Disconnect the microphone cable from the system board.
Lift the top cover straight up about one inch, then slide forward until the microphone cable is exposed.
Disconnect the microphone cable from the system board.
Step 27
- Remove the top cover from the base.
Remove the top cover from the base.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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