Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

9

Time Required

                          5 minutes

Sections

4

  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • Hinge Plate Cover
  • 1 step
  • Display Assembly
  • 5 steps
  • Back Cover
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

Before attempting to take the a back cover off make sure that the device is completely turned off.

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Slide tabs outward to undo the locks.
  • Grab and pull the battery away from the device to remove.

Slide tabs outward to undo the locks.

Grab and pull the battery away from the device to remove.

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Step 2

              Hinge Plate Cover
  • Pry up on the corner of the hinge cover with an iFixit opening tool.
  • Use the iFixit opening tool along both sides and the front of the hinge cover to release it.
  • Lean the display back as far as it goes and lift up on the hinge cover to remove.

Pry up on the corner of the hinge cover with an iFixit opening tool.

Use the iFixit opening tool along both sides and the front of the hinge cover to release it.

Lean the display back as far as it goes and lift up on the hinge cover to remove.

Step 3

              Display Assembly
  • Loosen the two captive Phillips #0 screws.
  • Remove the cover.

Loosen the two captive Phillips #0 screws.

Remove the cover.

Step 4

  • Disconnect the antenna connectors from the WLAN card.

Disconnect the antenna connectors from the WLAN card.

Step 5

  • Remove the 3mm Phillips #0 screw securing the connector to the case ground.
  • Disconnect the display connector.
  • Disconnect the second connector, then remove the cable from the base.

Remove the 3mm Phillips #0 screw securing the connector to the case ground.

Disconnect the display connector.

Disconnect the second connector, then remove the cable from the base.

Step 6

  • Remove the display cable from the palm rest.
  • Use a spudger to carefully pull the antenna wires through to front of the device.

Remove the display cable from the palm rest.

Use a spudger to carefully pull the antenna wires through to front of the device.

Step 7

  • Remove the two 3.5 mm Phillips screws that hold the display assembly in place.
  • Lift the assembly straight up to separate it from the body of the device.

Remove the two 3.5 mm Phillips screws that hold the display assembly in place.

Lift the assembly straight up to separate it from the body of the device.

Step 8

              Back Cover
  • Disconnect the touch pad connector.

Disconnect the touch pad connector.

Step 9

  • Lay the device flat and remove the 17 7mm Phillips #0 screws.
  • Use an iFixit opening tool to separate the back cover.
  • Remove the back cover.

Lay the device flat and remove the 17 7mm Phillips #0 screws.

Use an iFixit opening tool to separate the back cover.

Remove the back cover.

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

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