Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

9

Time Required

                          5 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Keyboard
  • 3 steps
  • Keyboard Bezel
  • 4 steps

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What you need

Step 1

              Slide battery latch
  • Slide battery latch to left
  • Simultaneously lift battery

Slide battery latch to left

Simultaneously lift battery

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Step 2

  • Lift and remove battery

Lift and remove battery

Step 3

              Unscrew keyboard
  • Remove 3x M2.5x4mm

Remove 3x M2.5x4mm

Step 4

              Lift keyboard
  • Lift the keyboard in the middle with a spudger
  • Remove 4 clips by bending keyboard in middle, do not force the clips at the sides
  • Do not remove the keyboard fully, it is attached via a ribbon cable

Lift the keyboard in the middle with a spudger

Remove 4 clips by bending keyboard in middle, do not force the clips at the sides

Do not remove the keyboard fully, it is attached via a ribbon cable

Step 5

              Detach ribbon cable
  • Lift keyboard slightly
  • Push each side of ribbon cable connector
  • Fully remove keyboard

Lift keyboard slightly

Push each side of ribbon cable connector

Fully remove keyboard

Step 6

              Remove screws
  • Remove 2x Phillips M2.5x8mm screws from under the display
  • Remove 4x Phillips M2x2.8mm screws from the battery compartment

Remove 2x Phillips M2.5x8mm screws from under the display

Remove 4x Phillips M2x2.8mm screws from the battery compartment

Step 7

              Disconnect ribbon cable
  • Turn over the laptop
  • Use a spudger to lift the ribbon cable hinged clip
  • Pull the ribbon cable out of the connector

Turn over the laptop

Use a spudger to lift the ribbon cable hinged clip

Pull the ribbon cable out of the connector

Step 8

  • Lifting the bezel by the screen
  • Slide the bezel back towards the screen to release it from the clips

Lifting the bezel by the screen

Slide the bezel back towards the screen to release it from the clips

Step 9

              Remove bezel
  • Fully remove bezel

Fully remove bezel

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

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