Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

17

Time Required

                          30 - 45 minutes

Sections

6

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Central Control Cover
  • 3 steps
  • Keyboard
  • 2 steps
  • Bottom Cover
  • 1 step
  • Display Assembly
  • 6 steps
  • LCD
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Locate the battery release switch on the bottom of the laptop.

Locate the battery release switch on the bottom of the laptop.

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Step 2

  • Slide the battery release switch away from the lock symbol until you hear the battery click.
  • Slide the battery towards the back of the laptop until it comes free.

Slide the battery release switch away from the lock symbol until you hear the battery click.

Slide the battery towards the back of the laptop until it comes free.

Step 3

              Central Control Cover
  • Remove the two 4.00 mm Phillips #1 screws from the battery tray.

Remove the two 4.00 mm Phillips #1 screws from the battery tray.

Step 4

  • Insert the flat end of a spudger into the slot on the right side of the central control cover and pry it up.
  • Carefully pull the central control cover up along its edges.
  • Do not attempt to completely remove the cover, as it is still attached via a ribbon cable.

Insert the flat end of a spudger into the slot on the right side of the central control cover and pry it up.

Carefully pull the central control cover up along its edges.

Do not attempt to completely remove the cover, as it is still attached via a ribbon cable.

Step 5

  • Peel back the silver tape securing the ribbon cable to the cover.
  • Pull the small brown latch on the ribbon cable connector out.
  • Disconnect the ribbon cable to completely free the central control cover.

Peel back the silver tape securing the ribbon cable to the cover.

Pull the small brown latch on the ribbon cable connector out.

Disconnect the ribbon cable to completely free the central control cover.

Step 6

              Keyboard
  • Remove the two 5.75 mm Phillips #1 screws securing the keyboard to the laptop.
  • Gently slide the keyboard towards the display until the tabs on its front side are free.
  • Do not force the keyboard too far forward or attempt to remove it yet, as there is still a ribbon cable connected to it.

Remove the two 5.75 mm Phillips #1 screws securing the keyboard to the laptop.

Gently slide the keyboard towards the display until the tabs on its front side are free.

Do not force the keyboard too far forward or attempt to remove it yet, as there is still a ribbon cable connected to it.

Step 7

  • Use a spudger to gently lift the ribbon cable retaining flap.
  • Disconnect the ribbon cable.
  • Shift the keyboard sideways enough to free one side from it’s retaining tab. Then lift the keyboard away from the laptop.

Use a spudger to gently lift the ribbon cable retaining flap.

Disconnect the ribbon cable.

Shift the keyboard sideways enough to free one side from it’s retaining tab. Then lift the keyboard away from the laptop.

Step 8

              Bottom Cover
  • Remove/loosen the eight 4.80 mm Phillips #1 screws securing the bottom panel.
  • The screws may only need to be loosened, as they are generally retained by plastic washers.
  • Remove the bottom panel.

Remove/loosen the eight 4.80 mm Phillips #1 screws securing the bottom panel.

The screws may only need to be loosened, as they are generally retained by plastic washers.

Remove the bottom panel.

Step 9

              Display Assembly
  • Disconnect the five antennas from their respective cards.
  • De-route the antennas from their routing retainers.

Disconnect the five antennas from their respective cards.

De-route the antennas from their routing retainers.

Step 10

  • Remove the two 5.70 mm Phillips #1 screws securing the display assembly to the bottom case half.
  • The screw holes will be denoted by an embossed “D” by the hole.

Remove the two 5.70 mm Phillips #1 screws securing the display assembly to the bottom case half.

The screw holes will be denoted by an embossed “D” by the hole.

Step 11

  • Use the flat end of a spudger to push the camera connector out of its socket. Alternate pushing on either side to evenly remove the connector.
  • Carefully release the connector from its retaining tabs.

Use the flat end of a spudger to push the camera connector out of its socket. Alternate pushing on either side to evenly remove the connector.

Carefully release the connector from its retaining tabs.

Step 12

  • Push the antenna wires up through their hole in the bottom case half.
  • Release the antennas from their retaining tabs on the upper case.

Push the antenna wires up through their hole in the bottom case half.

Release the antennas from their retaining tabs on the upper case.

Step 13

  • Disconnect the flat LCD ribbon cable by pulling it up by the tab.
  • Free the ribbon cable from its retaining clips.

Disconnect the flat LCD ribbon cable by pulling it up by the tab.

Free the ribbon cable from its retaining clips.

Step 14

  • Remove the four 3.45 mm Phillips #1 screws securing the display assembly to the laptop chassis.
  • Support the display assembly as you remove these screws to prevent damage to the screw and hole threads.
  • Remove the display assembly from the laptop.

Remove the four 3.45 mm Phillips #1 screws securing the display assembly to the laptop chassis.

Support the display assembly as you remove these screws to prevent damage to the screw and hole threads.

Remove the display assembly from the laptop.

Step 15

              LCD
  • Use the pointed side of a spudger to peel the six small rubber feet off the display assembly.
  • Remove the six 6.05 mm Phillips #1 screws hidden beneath each of the rubber feet.
  • You may need to scrape glue out of the screw heads for the screwdriver to fit properly.

Use the pointed side of a spudger to peel the six small rubber feet off the display assembly.

Remove the six 6.05 mm Phillips #1 screws hidden beneath each of the rubber feet.

You may need to scrape glue out of the screw heads for the screwdriver to fit properly.

Step 16

  • Use the flat end of a spudger to gently pry the front bezel off the display assembly. Start at a corner and work your way around.
  • Remove the front display bezel when it comes free.

Use the flat end of a spudger to gently pry the front bezel off the display assembly. Start at a corner and work your way around.

Remove the front display bezel when it comes free.

Step 17

  • Remove the two 5.70 mm Phillips #1 screws securing the LCD to the display assembly.
  • Remove the LCD from the display assembly.

Remove the two 5.70 mm Phillips #1 screws securing the LCD to the display assembly.

Remove the LCD from the display assembly.

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

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