Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

9

Time Required

                          15 minutes

Sections

2

  • Battery
  • 3 steps
  • Screen
  • 6 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • The first step is to turn over the laptop

The first step is to turn over the laptop

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Step 2

  • Locate the slide lock for the battery.

Locate the slide lock for the battery.

Step 3

  • Slide the lock and pull out the battery.

Slide the lock and pull out the battery.

Step 4

              Screen
  • On the plastic casing around the screen, there should be gray rubber circles lining the perimeter of the casing.
  • Remove these by peeling them off.
  • This will expose the screws underneath.

On the plastic casing around the screen, there should be gray rubber circles lining the perimeter of the casing.

Remove these by peeling them off.

This will expose the screws underneath.

Step 5

  • Unscrew the screws on the casing that you just exposed.

Unscrew the screws on the casing that you just exposed.

Step 6

  • Remove the casing.
  • This step requires care; the casing is secured with plastic clips that need to be popped off.
  • Run your hand, or a tool, around the perimeter, the casing should come off.

Remove the casing.

This step requires care; the casing is secured with plastic clips that need to be popped off.

Run your hand, or a tool, around the perimeter, the casing should come off.

Step 7

  • Once the casing is removed, more screws should be exposed.
  • Remove every screw.

Once the casing is removed, more screws should be exposed.

Remove every screw.

Step 8

  • Once all of the screws are removed, the screen should be loose.
  • Gently pick it up and place it face down onto the keyboard.

Once all of the screws are removed, the screen should be loose.

Gently pick it up and place it face down onto the keyboard.

Step 9

  • There should be two connections.
  • One with a blue looking handle, and one with clips.
  • To remove the connection with the clips, squeeze the two clips together and pull the ribbon cable.
  • To remove the connection with the blue handle, gently pull on the blue handle, it should come right off.

There should be two connections.

One with a blue looking handle, and one with clips.

To remove the connection with the clips, squeeze the two clips together and pull the ribbon cable.

To remove the connection with the blue handle, gently pull on the blue handle, it should come right off.

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

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