Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

8

Time Required

                          10 minutes

Sections

2

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Keyboard
  • 6 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Ensure that the laptop is powered off before disconnecting the battery.
  • Flip the laptop over so the underside of the laptop is facing up.

Ensure that the laptop is powered off before disconnecting the battery.

Flip the laptop over so the underside of the laptop is facing up.

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Step 2

  • Slide the two tabs towards each other until the battery disconnects slightly from its position.
  • Carefully lift the battery out of its position away from the laptop.
  • The battery is not pictured here, since it is missing from this particular device.

Slide the two tabs towards each other until the battery disconnects slightly from its position.

Carefully lift the battery out of its position away from the laptop.

The battery is not pictured here, since it is missing from this particular device.

Step 3

              Keyboard
  • Flip the laptop back over so it is face up.
  • Open up the laptop.

Flip the laptop back over so it is face up.

Open up the laptop.

Step 4

  • Using a plastic opening tool, pry along the seam between the keyboard and case to help in separating the two.
  • Continue to lift up gently using the plastic opening tool until the keyboard begins to separate from the case.

Using a plastic opening tool, pry along the seam between the keyboard and case to help in separating the two.

Continue to lift up gently using the plastic opening tool until the keyboard begins to separate from the case.

Step 5

  • Continue lifting up and moving down starting on the left side of the keyboard moving towards the right side of the computer.

Continue lifting up and moving down starting on the left side of the keyboard moving towards the right side of the computer.

Step 6

  • Carefully tilt the top of the keyboard towards you ensuring the ribbon cable is not under too much tension.
  • Use a pair of tweezers to help remove the plastic adhesive film covering the adapter/port for the ribbon cable.

Carefully tilt the top of the keyboard towards you ensuring the ribbon cable is not under too much tension.

Use a pair of tweezers to help remove the plastic adhesive film covering the adapter/port for the ribbon cable.

Step 7

  • Flip up the small black tab locking the ribbon cable to the Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) connector.
  • The ribbon cable should now be free from the adapter/port.

Flip up the small black tab locking the ribbon cable to the Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) connector.

The ribbon cable should now be free from the adapter/port.

Step 8

  • Lift the keyboard up and away from the computer.

Lift the keyboard up and away from the computer.

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

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