Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
15
Time Required
30 minutes
Sections
3
- Battery
- 2 steps
- Keyboard
- 4 steps
- Fan
- 9 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- To prevent injury, make sure the laptop is unplugged before removing the battery.
- Flip the laptop over, bottom-side up.
To prevent injury, make sure the laptop is unplugged before removing the battery.
Flip the laptop over, bottom-side up.
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Step 2
- Push the switch next to the battery.
- At the same time, lift the battery away from the laptop.
Push the switch next to the battery.
At the same time, lift the battery away from the laptop.
Step 3
Keyboard
- Place the laptop on flat surface.
- Carefully open the laptop at far as it will go so that the back of screen is touching the flat surface.
- Carefully take a spudger and separate part of the cover at the red circle.
Place the laptop on flat surface.
Carefully open the laptop at far as it will go so that the back of screen is touching the flat surface.
Carefully take a spudger and separate part of the cover at the red circle.
Step 4
- Remove two 4 mm Philips #00 screws.
Remove two 4 mm Philips #00 screws.
Step 5
- Gently lift the keyboard away from the laptop without harming the cord that is located at the bottom of the keyboard.
Gently lift the keyboard away from the laptop without harming the cord that is located at the bottom of the keyboard.
Step 6
- Gently pull the blue tab up until it comes away from computer.
Gently pull the blue tab up until it comes away from computer.
Step 7
Fan
- Unscrew the 4 mm Phillips #00 screw.
- The screw will remain attached to the cord when fully removed.
Unscrew the 4 mm Phillips #00 screw.
The screw will remain attached to the cord when fully removed.
Step 8
- Gently pull the blue tab to separate the screen connection from the laptop.
- Gently pull and disconnect the white and black cords from the power source.
Gently pull the blue tab to separate the screen connection from the laptop.
Gently pull and disconnect the white and black cords from the power source.
Step 9
- Remove four 4mm #00 Philips screws from the screen hinges.
- Lift the screen away from the laptop.
Remove four 4mm #00 Philips screws from the screen hinges.
Lift the screen away from the laptop.
Step 10
- Remove two 4 mm Philips #00 screws that connect top of laptop to base..
Remove two 4 mm Philips #00 screws that connect top of laptop to base..
Step 11
- Flip laptop the over and remove thirteen 6mm Philips #00 screws.
Flip laptop the over and remove thirteen 6mm Philips #00 screws.
Step 12
- Insert the plastic opening tool in between the back and front plates of the laptop
Insert the plastic opening tool in between the back and front plates of the laptop
Step 13
Step 14
- Remove the fan power cord
Remove the fan power cord
Step 15
- Using your hand, lift the fan from the laptop.
Using your hand, lift the fan from the laptop.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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