Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

13

Time Required

                          15 - 30 minutes

Sections

5

  • Back Panel
  • 2 steps
  • Fan
  • 3 steps
  • SSD M.2 Drive
  • 2 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 3 steps
  • Display
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Panel
  • Remove the ten 7.9 mm screws with the Phillips PH0 screwdriver.

Remove the ten 7.9 mm screws with the Phillips PH0 screwdriver.

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Step 2

  • Insert metal spudger into a gap in between the back panel and the back of the screen.
  • Pry off the back panel using the metal spudger as a lever, and remove the back panel by lifting the rest off by hand.

Insert metal spudger into a gap in between the back panel and the back of the screen.

Pry off the back panel using the metal spudger as a lever, and remove the back panel by lifting the rest off by hand.

Step 3

              Fan
  • Remove the two 7.9 mm screws from the fan with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the two 7.9 mm screws from the fan with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 4

  • Unplug the wires from the port.
  • Be sure to pull from the plastic connector, not the wires.

Unplug the wires from the port.

Be sure to pull from the plastic connector, not the wires.

Step 5

  • Carefully lift the fan out of the computer.

Carefully lift the fan out of the computer.

Step 6

              SSD M.2 Drive
  • Remove the single 3.6 mm screw holding the left side of the M.2 SSD card with a Phillips PH0 screwdriver.

Remove the single 3.6 mm screw holding the left side of the M.2 SSD card with a Phillips PH0 screwdriver.

Step 7

  • Gently pull out the SSD card at the angle it is relaxed in to remove it. It is easiest to do this by hand.
  • Be gentle when pulling the SSD card out. It should take little effort to get it to slide out properly.

Gently pull out the SSD card at the angle it is relaxed in to remove it. It is easiest to do this by hand.

Be gentle when pulling the SSD card out. It should take little effort to get it to slide out properly.

Step 8

              Motherboard
  • Remove the six 2.1 mm screws with the Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the six 2.1 mm screws with the Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 9

  • Unplug the eight ribbon cables connected to the motherboard.

Unplug the eight ribbon cables connected to the motherboard.

Step 10

  • Lift the motherboard up from the side opposite of the external ports and remove it from the laptop.

Lift the motherboard up from the side opposite of the external ports and remove it from the laptop.

Step 11

              Display
  • Remove the screw that holds the Wi-Fi card in place with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
  • Disconnect the black and white coaxial cables from the Wi-Fi card.
  • Remove the Wi-Fi card from its port.

Remove the screw that holds the Wi-Fi card in place with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Disconnect the black and white coaxial cables from the Wi-Fi card.

Remove the Wi-Fi card from its port.

Step 12

  • Remove the two screws from the metal plates with the Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the two screws from the metal plates with the Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 13

  • Lift up the two hinges perpendicularly to the board beneath it.
  • It may be difficult to lift up the hinges, so it may take some force to remove them.
  • Lift up on the keyboard at an angle from the laptop and gently pull away from hinges.

Lift up the two hinges perpendicularly to the board beneath it.

It may be difficult to lift up the hinges, so it may take some force to remove them.

Lift up on the keyboard at an angle from the laptop and gently pull away from hinges.

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

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