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31

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                          20 minutes - 2 hours

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What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Pull back the 2 battery tabs.

Pull back the 2 battery tabs.

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Step 2

  • Pull out the battery.

Pull out the battery.

Step 3

              DVD Drive
  • Push the button next to the DVD drive.

Push the button next to the DVD drive.

Step 4

  • Pull out the DVD Drive.

Pull out the DVD Drive.

Step 5

              Hard Drive
  • Undo the 2 Phillips #00 screws.

Undo the 2 Phillips #00 screws.

Step 6

  • Pull out the hard drive.

Pull out the hard drive.

Step 7

              Back Cover
  • Remove the 5 Phillips #00 screws.

Remove the 5 Phillips #00 screws.

Step 8

  • Remove the back cover.

Remove the back cover.

Step 9

              Keyboard
  • Flip over and open the laptop.

Flip over and open the laptop.

Step 10

  • Use your fingernail or opening tool to remove the keyboard bezel.

Use your fingernail or opening tool to remove the keyboard bezel.

Step 11

  • Remove the 3 Phillips #00 screws.

Remove the 3 Phillips #00 screws.

Step 12

  • Carefully remove the keyboard.
  • Do not lift up the keyboard too much, as it is still attached via a ribbon cable.

Carefully remove the keyboard.

Do not lift up the keyboard too much, as it is still attached via a ribbon cable.

Step 13

  • Use a pair of tweezers or your fingernail to lift up the ribbon cable lock.
  • Use a pair of tweezers or your finger to remove the keyboard ribbon cable
  • Set the keyboard aside.

Use a pair of tweezers or your fingernail to lift up the ribbon cable lock.

Use a pair of tweezers or your finger to remove the keyboard ribbon cable

Set the keyboard aside.

Step 14

              Palmrest
  • Remove the 10 Phillips #00 screws.

Remove the 10 Phillips #00 screws.

Step 15

  • Flip over and open the laptop.
  • Remove the 8 Phillips #00 screws,

Remove the 8 Phillips #00 screws,

Step 16

  • Use a pair of tweezers to remove the trackpad ribbon cable.

Use a pair of tweezers to remove the trackpad ribbon cable.

Step 17

  • Use a pair of tweezers to remove the ribbon cable for the lights and buttons.

Use a pair of tweezers to remove the ribbon cable for the lights and buttons.

Step 18

  • Lift off the laptop’s palmrest.

Lift off the laptop’s palmrest.

Step 19

              Wi-Fi and cellular cards
  • Close and flip over the laptop.
  • Remove the antenna cables and screws from the Wi-Fi card and the cellular card.

Close and flip over the laptop.

Remove the antenna cables and screws from the Wi-Fi card and the cellular card.

Step 20

  • Remove the Wi-Fi and cellular cards.

Remove the Wi-Fi and cellular cards.

Step 21

              CMOS battery
  • Disconnect and remove the CMOS battery.

Disconnect and remove the CMOS battery.

Step 22

              Heatsink
  • Remove the 4 heatsink screws.

Remove the 4 heatsink screws.

Step 23

  • Disconnect and remove the heatsink.
  • Make sure you have thermal paste before doing this! You will need to reapply the CPU’s thermal paste.

Disconnect and remove the heatsink.

Make sure you have thermal paste before doing this! You will need to reapply the CPU’s thermal paste.

Step 24

              CPU
  • Use a knife or flathead screwdriver to turn the CPU lock counter-clockwise.
  • Remember to turn the CPU lock clockwise when reassembling the laptop! If you don’t, the system will not turn on.

Use a knife or flathead screwdriver to turn the CPU lock counter-clockwise.

Remember to turn the CPU lock clockwise when reassembling the laptop! If you don’t, the system will not turn on.

Step 25

  • Remove the CPU
  • Be VERY CAREFUL to not bend ANY pins on the CPU.

Remove the CPU

Be VERY CAREFUL to not bend ANY pins on the CPU.

Step 26

              Display Cable
  • Unscrew and remove the bracket.

Unscrew and remove the bracket.

Step 27

  • Disconnect the display cables.

Disconnect the display cables.

Step 28

              Motherboard
  • Flip over and open the laptop.
  • Remove the 2 motherboard cables.

Remove the 2 motherboard cables.

Step 29

  • Remove the 5 motherboard screws.

Remove the 5 motherboard screws.

Step 30

  • Remove the 2 bracket screws.
  • Remove the bracket.

Remove the 2 bracket screws.

Remove the bracket.

Step 31

  • Remove the motherboard.

Remove the motherboard.

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

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