Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

14

Time Required

                          35 - 50 minutes

Sections

4

  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • Keyboard
  • 8 steps
  • Screen
  • 3 steps
  • Webcam
  • 2 steps

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Step 1

              Battery
  • Slide the unlock button to the left to release the battery.
  • Slide the battery away from the laptop to remove.
  • The unlock button is located on the bottom of the laptop.

Slide the unlock button to the left to release the battery.

Slide the battery away from the laptop to remove.

The unlock button is located on the bottom of the laptop.

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Step 2

              Keyboard
  • Loosen the two 3.5mm Phillips #1 screws in the battery bay.

Loosen the two 3.5mm Phillips #1 screws in the battery bay.

Step 3

  • Flip the laptop over.
  • Lift the control cover by prying the right side of the cover with an iFixit opening tool.

Flip the laptop over.

Lift the control cover by prying the right side of the cover with an iFixit opening tool.

Step 4

  • Carefully lift the control cover up and forward to reveal a single ribbon cable.

Carefully lift the control cover up and forward to reveal a single ribbon cable.

Step 5

  • Use tweezers to squeeze the tabs on the connector and remove the ribbon cable.

Use tweezers to squeeze the tabs on the connector and remove the ribbon cable.

Step 6

  • Remove the control cover.

Remove the control cover.

Step 7

  • Remove the two 3mm Phillips #1 screws at the top of the keyboard where the control cover was.

Remove the two 3mm Phillips #1 screws at the top of the keyboard where the control cover was.

Step 8

  • Lift the keyboard gently from the top, but do not remove completely.
  • Looking under the keyboard, towards the touch-pad in the center, lift up the black tab on the connector with tweezers for the keyboard ribbon cable.

Lift the keyboard gently from the top, but do not remove completely.

Looking under the keyboard, towards the touch-pad in the center, lift up the black tab on the connector with tweezers for the keyboard ribbon cable.

Step 9

  • Remove the keyboard.

Remove the keyboard.

Step 10

              Screen
  • Remove the six plastic pads around the bezel using an iFixit opening pick.
  • Remove the six 3mm Phillips #0 screws under each pad.

Remove the six plastic pads around the bezel using an iFixit opening pick.

Remove the six 3mm Phillips #0 screws under each pad.

Step 11

  • Open the computer so that it rests flat on the table.
  • Separate the bezel from the black plastic frame using a spudger.
  • There are a dozen snaps around the perimeter of the bezel and there are two between the pivot joints of the laptop.

Open the computer so that it rests flat on the table.

Separate the bezel from the black plastic frame using a spudger.

There are a dozen snaps around the perimeter of the bezel and there are two between the pivot joints of the laptop.

Step 12

  • Remove the two 3mm Phillips #1 screws at the bottom of the display panel.
  • Lift the display slightly from the top, then pull outwards.
  • Flip the display panel around to the back.
  • Disconnect the connector and remove the ribbon cable.

Remove the two 3mm Phillips #1 screws at the bottom of the display panel.

Lift the display slightly from the top, then pull outwards.

Flip the display panel around to the back.

Disconnect the connector and remove the ribbon cable.

Step 13

              Webcam
  • Detach the webcam connector.

Detach the webcam connector.

Step 14

  • From both sides, pry and pull upwards from the back of the display cover.
  • This module has no screws affixing it to the display cover; it is held in by snapping it into the plastic brackets.

From both sides, pry and pull upwards from the back of the display cover.

This module has no screws affixing it to the display cover; it is held in by snapping it into the plastic brackets.

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

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