Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

22

Time Required

                          45 minutes - 1 hour

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • DC Jack
  • 16 steps
  • Touchpad
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Flip the laptop with the serial number facing up. You should be able to see the battery release switch.

Flip the laptop with the serial number facing up. You should be able to see the battery release switch.

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Step 2

  • Slide the battery release switch towards the unlock icon.
  • You should hear a click.
  • Lift and pull the ejected battery to remove it.

Slide the battery release switch towards the unlock icon.

You should hear a click.

Lift and pull the ejected battery to remove it.

Step 3

              DC Jack
  • Remove the one 3mm optical drive screw.
  • Remove the two 8 mm screws.
  • Pry up and remove the access door.

Remove the one 3mm optical drive screw.

Remove the two 8 mm screws.

Pry up and remove the access door.

Step 4

  • Remove the one 3 mm screw.
  • Remove the bracket.

Remove the one 3 mm screw.

Remove the bracket.

Step 5

  • Unplug the antenna cables.
  • Remove the Wireless Card.

Unplug the antenna cables.

Remove the Wireless Card.

Step 6

  • Unplug the hard drive cable.
  • Use a plastic opening tool or your fingernail to pop the tab of the cable connector. Then you will be able to disconnect the cable.
  • Remove the four 8 mm screws.
  • Remove the hard drive.

Unplug the hard drive cable.

Use a plastic opening tool or your fingernail to pop the tab of the cable connector. Then you will be able to disconnect the cable.

Remove the four 8 mm screws.

Remove the hard drive.

Step 7

  • Remove the two 3 mm screws under the battery.
  • Remove the three 2 mm wafer screws under the optical drive.
  • Remove the ten 8 mm base screws.

Remove the two 3 mm screws under the battery.

Remove the three 2 mm wafer screws under the optical drive.

Remove the ten 8 mm base screws.

Step 8

  • Unplug the speaker cable by sliding to the right.

Unplug the speaker cable by sliding to the right.

Step 9

  • Press in the tabs to loosen the keyboard.
  • Carefully lift the keyboard up and turn it over.

Press in the tabs to loosen the keyboard.

Carefully lift the keyboard up and turn it over.

Step 10

  • Unplug the keyboard cable & remove the keyboard.

Unplug the keyboard cable & remove the keyboard.

Step 11

  • Slide the DVD optical drive over & remove it from the laptop.

Slide the DVD optical drive over & remove it from the laptop.

Step 12

  • Remove the four 5 mm screws.
  • Unplug the optical drive interposer cable.

Remove the four 5 mm screws.

Unplug the optical drive interposer cable.

Step 13

  • Unplug the power button cable.
  • Unplug the touchpad cable.

Unplug the power button cable.

Unplug the touchpad cable.

Step 14

  • Carefully pry off & loosen the bottom base.

Carefully pry off & loosen the bottom base.

Step 15

  • Remove the bottom base.

Remove the bottom base.

Step 16

  • Remove the one 5mm screw.
  • Lift the circuit board & turn it over.
  • Unplug the cable.
  • Remove the audio/USB circuit board.

Remove the one 5mm screw.

Lift the circuit board & turn it over.

Unplug the cable.

Remove the audio/USB circuit board.

Step 17

  • Loosen the audio / USB cable.
  • Remove the one 3mm motherboard screw.
  • Lift the motherboard & carefully move it out of the way.

Loosen the audio / USB cable.

Remove the one 3mm motherboard screw.

Lift the motherboard & carefully move it out of the way.

Step 18

  • Unplug the DC jack cable.
  • Remove the one 3mm screw.
  • Remove the DC Jack.

Unplug the DC jack cable.

Remove the one 3mm screw.

Remove the DC Jack.

Step 19

              Touchpad
  • Release the antenna cable tape.
  • Release the antenna cables.

Release the antenna cable tape.

Release the antenna cables.

Step 20

  • Remove the four 5mm right hinge screws using the Phillips #00 screwdriver.
  • Remove the three 5mm left hinge screws using Phillips #00 screwdriver.
  • Open the hinges carefully and remove the LCD display assembly.

Remove the four 5mm right hinge screws using the Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Remove the three 5mm left hinge screws using Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Open the hinges carefully and remove the LCD display assembly.

Step 21

  • Remove the one 2mm wafer screw using Phillips #0 screwdriver.
  • Loosen the cable and remove the power button circuit board.

Remove the one 2mm wafer screw using Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Loosen the cable and remove the power button circuit board.

Step 22

  • Push up on the touchpad to release it from the housing.
  • Remove the touchpad.

Push up on the touchpad to release it from the housing.

Remove the touchpad.

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

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