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Step 1

              Prepare
  • Make sure to have a clean desk.
  • Shutdown the PC
  • Disconnect any peripherals and or docking station.
  • Disconnect AC-power

Make sure to have a clean desk.

Shutdown the PC

Disconnect any peripherals and or docking station.

Disconnect AC-power

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Step 2

              Remove back plate
  • Loosen all 10 M2.5x5 screws.
  • Pry from the hinges and work around the edges.
  • Move the plats aside. If you keep the screws, don’t turn the plats upside down.

Loosen all 10 M2.5x5 screws.

Pry from the hinges and work around the edges.

Move the plats aside. If you keep the screws, don’t turn the plats upside down.

Step 3

              Battery
  • Disconnect the battery cable from the motherboard.
  • Be careful not to bend the pins in the female connector, by applying equal pressure on both side of the white male connector.
  • Remove 4 M2x3 screws at the 4 corners of the battery.
  • Lift away the battery and place it on a flat surface. For temporary storage, place it on paper and tape the battery connector.

Disconnect the battery cable from the motherboard.

Be careful not to bend the pins in the female connector, by applying equal pressure on both side of the white male connector.

Remove 4 M2x3 screws at the 4 corners of the battery.

Lift away the battery and place it on a flat surface. For temporary storage, place it on paper and tape the battery connector.

Step 4

              RAM
  • Move the sheet aside.
  • Press the metal rails aside with your fingertips.
  • Take the RAM out and place on a flat surface.

Move the sheet aside.

Press the metal rails aside with your fingertips.

Take the RAM out and place on a flat surface.

Step 5

              SSD
  • Remove the single M2x3 screw
  • Wiggle the M.2 disk away from the motherboard.
  • The standoff can also be removed. M2 screw.

Remove the single M2x3 screw

Wiggle the M.2 disk away from the motherboard.

The standoff can also be removed. M2 screw.

Step 6

              WLAN-card
  • Remove the single M2x3 screw
  • Move the mounting plate aside
  • Disconnect the antennas
  • Wiggles the card away from the motherboard
  • Rearrange the antenna cables for easier removal of the motherboard later

Move the mounting plate aside

Disconnect the antennas

Wiggles the card away from the motherboard

Rearrange the antenna cables for easier removal of the motherboard later

Step 7

              Fan
  • Disconnect the fan from the header
  • Remove 2 M2x3 screws
  • Move the fan aside
  • Take the opportunity to remove dust from the fan

Disconnect the fan from the header

Remove 2 M2x3 screws

Move the fan aside

Take the opportunity to remove dust from the fan

Step 8

              Motherboard Part 1
  • Remove 1 M2x3 screw and lift DP-cable mounting bracket
  • Move cables aside

Remove 1 M2x3 screw and lift DP-cable mounting bracket

Move cables aside

Step 9

              Motherboard Part 2
  • Remove the 3 M2.5x5 screws
  • Lift the metal brackets.
  • I usually do this by opening the laptop. But be careful so it does not lift and bend the plastics under or back.
  • Then disconnect the DC-cable.
  • You can remove the DC-connector by removing this screw. No markings, but I’d say this one is M2x2.

Remove the 3 M2.5x5 screws

Lift the metal brackets.

I usually do this by opening the laptop. But be careful so it does not lift and bend the plastics under or back.

Then disconnect the DC-cable.

You can remove the DC-connector by removing this screw. No markings, but I’d say this one is M2x2.

Step 10

              Motherboard Part 3
  • Diconnect makred cables. Make sure to lift up locking tabs with a plastic tool. CMOS and speaker cable are disconnected by pulling on the white connector on the cable.
  • Remove 3 M2.5x5 screws and lift the metal hinge.
  • Remove 2 M2x5 screws that hold metal bracket over USB-C connector.

Diconnect makred cables. Make sure to lift up locking tabs with a plastic tool. CMOS and speaker cable are disconnected by pulling on the white connector on the cable.

Remove 3 M2.5x5 screws and lift the metal hinge.

Remove 2 M2x5 screws that hold metal bracket over USB-C connector.

Step 11

              Motherboard Part 4
  • Remove 2 M2x5 motherboard screws
  • Remove 2 M2x2 I/O-board screws
  • Lift and move aside motherboard and I/O-board
  • Place on anti-stat mat or similar surface

Remove 2 M2x5 motherboard screws

Remove 2 M2x2 I/O-board screws

Lift and move aside motherboard and I/O-board

Place on anti-stat mat or similar surface

Step 12

              Speakers
  • You can simply lift away the speakers and carefully wriggle out the cables
  • I disconnected and removed the MB (motherboard) to KB (keyboard) cable and MB to TP(trackpad) cable.
  • CMOS battery is stuck to frame with glue. The last cable goes to the keyboard that is hard mounted to the frame as well.

You can simply lift away the speakers and carefully wriggle out the cables

I disconnected and removed the MB (motherboard) to KB (keyboard) cable and MB to TP(trackpad) cable.

CMOS battery is stuck to frame with glue. The last cable goes to the keyboard that is hard mounted to the frame as well.

Step 13

              Trackpad
  • Remove 6 M2x2 screws
  • Move the trackpad aside

Remove 6 M2x2 screws

Move the trackpad aside

Step 14

              Armrest and keyboard
  • The keyboard is hard mounted to the armrest.
  • You should be able to lift the armrest up like you open up the laptop and remove it from the screen.
  • The screen can be open by prying all around the edge and then remove 4 M2x2 or smaller screws to replace the LCD screen.

The keyboard is hard mounted to the armrest.

You should be able to lift the armrest up like you open up the laptop and remove it from the screen.

The screen can be open by prying all around the edge and then remove 4 M2x2 or smaller screws to replace the LCD screen.

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

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