Gateway 600Yg2 System Board Replacement Repair Guide

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Very difficult

Steps

Time Required

                          45 minutes

Sections

Battery
2 steps
CD/DVD or Floppy drives
1 step
Hard Drive
1 step
Power Button Panel
1 step
LCD
4 steps
Keyboard
2 steps
System Fan
1 step
Top Case
6 steps
System Board
7 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery

Flip the laptop over. Slide the battery release tap to the right with your index finger.

Flip the laptop over. Slide the battery release tap to the right with your index finger.

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Step 2

Pull the battery cover and the battery out with your index finger.

Pull the battery cover and the battery out with your index finger.

Step 3

              CD/DVD or Floppy drives

Slide release and push button to eject drive
Pull drive out.
When reinserting drives be sure to insert back into original slot in order to avoid interface conflicts.

Slide release and push button to eject drive

Pull drive out.

When reinserting drives be sure to insert back into original slot in order to avoid interface conflicts.

Step 4

              Hard Drive

Unscrew 1 captive screw holding hard drive cover on.
slide hard drive to the right and remove.
for detailed pictures and info go to Gateway Support

Unscrew 1 captive screw holding hard drive cover on.

slide hard drive to the right and remove.

for detailed pictures and info go to Gateway Support

Step 5

              Power Button Panel

Insert the spudger between the “sysrq” and “ins” keys.
Lift the power button panel gently located above the F12 key. Beginning with the right to the left, using a spudger (optional).

Insert the spudger between the “sysrq” and “ins” keys.

Lift the power button panel gently located above the F12 key. Beginning with the right to the left, using a spudger (optional).

Step 6

LCD

Take out and remove 5 screws with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
The LCD hinge covers are held in place by four screws. One screw is for grounding the LCD.
Lift the hinge covers along the outer edges with the spudger until they become released.

Take out and remove 5 screws with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

The LCD hinge covers are held in place by four screws. One screw is for grounding the LCD.

Lift the hinge covers along the outer edges with the spudger until they become released.

Step 7

Unplug the LCD from the system board gently.

Unplug the LCD from the system board gently.

Step 8

Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove 6 screws that hold the LCD to the hinge.

Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove 6 screws that hold the LCD to the hinge.

Step 9

Double-check any cables connected before pulling out the LCD.
Remove the cable by gently pulling it out while holding down the LCD.

Double-check any cables connected before pulling out the LCD.

Remove the cable by gently pulling it out while holding down the LCD.

Step 10

              Keyboard

Remove the 5 screws holding the keyboard in place.

Remove the 5 screws holding the keyboard in place.

Step 11

Potential for device damage: When lifting the keyboard out, do not lift the keyboard up. Only fold back along the space bar edge.
Potential for device damage: Do not pull the black cable by the ribbon section. Only pull it from the connector itself.
Follow the black ribbon cable to the connector and gently pull straight up.

Potential for device damage: When lifting the keyboard out, do not lift the keyboard up. Only fold back along the space bar edge.

Potential for device damage: Do not pull the black cable by the ribbon section. Only pull it from the connector itself.

Follow the black ribbon cable to the connector and gently pull straight up.

Step 12

              System Fan

Unscrew the four captive screws.
Unplug the fan from the system and pull it out. The fan unit should slide forward before coming free.

Unscrew the four captive screws.

Unplug the fan from the system and pull it out. The fan unit should slide forward before coming free.

Step 13

              Top Case

Remove 13 screws from bottom of computer

Remove 13 screws from bottom of computer

Step 14

Remove screws

Remove screws

Step 15

remove 4 screws from back of case

remove 4 screws from back of case

Step 16

WARNING Failure to do this step will damage mouse pad ribbon.
Lift plug holding mouse ribbon about 1/16 inch or until it stops
remove ribbon

WARNING Failure to do this step will damage mouse pad ribbon.

Lift plug holding mouse ribbon about 1/16 inch or until it stops

remove ribbon

Step 17

Insert spudger between upper and lower case at drive bay closest to battery.
Carefully and slowly go arount entire case unseating all plastic clips holding upper to lower.

Insert spudger between upper and lower case at drive bay closest to battery.

Carefully and slowly go arount entire case unseating all plastic clips holding upper to lower.

Step 18

Lift upper case free about 1/4 inch
At rear of case is one last connecting wire. Unplug and remove upper case

Lift upper case free about 1/4 inch

At rear of case is one last connecting wire. Unplug and remove upper case

Step 19

              System Board

Remove 8 screws from drive bays.

Remove 8 screws from drive bays.

Step 20

Remove 6 5mm hex nuts from back of laptop.

Remove 6 5mm hex nuts from back of laptop.

Step 21

Remove screw
Slide metal clip into battery bay

Remove screw

Slide metal clip into battery bay

Step 22

Remove two screws.
Hard drive extension should lift out from system board.

Remove two screws.

Hard drive extension should lift out from system board.

Step 23

Remove 4 screws holding left speaker for ease of access to connectors and external sound board.

Remove 4 screws holding left speaker for ease of access to connectors and external sound board.

Step 24

Remove screw and unplug speakers from external sound board.
Lift external soundboard away from system board and remove.

Remove screw and unplug speakers from external sound board.

Lift external soundboard away from system board and remove.

Step 25

Unplug audio DJ
Unplug System status light board
Starting on the right side of case gently lift and slide system board till it comes free of lower case.

Unplug audio DJ

Unplug System status light board

Starting on the right side of case gently lift and slide system board till it comes free of lower case.

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

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