Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

                          30 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • Casing
  • 3 steps
  • Trackpad
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Make sure your computer is turned off and the computer is not plugged in.
  • Turn your laptop upside down, and slide the right release tab outward.
  • Using you left hand, hold the left release tab towards the left side and then pull the battery out.

Make sure your computer is turned off and the computer is not plugged in.

Turn your laptop upside down, and slide the right release tab outward.

Using you left hand, hold the left release tab towards the left side and then pull the battery out.

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Step 2

              Casing
  • Disconnect wire attaching LCD to motherboard
  • Using the Phillips screwdriver remove the two 4.0mm screws from each hinge above speakers
  • Partially close the lid and remove the last two 4.0mm screws from the back of the laptop.

Disconnect wire attaching LCD to motherboard

Using the Phillips screwdriver remove the two 4.0mm screws from each hinge above speakers

Partially close the lid and remove the last two 4.0mm screws from the back of the laptop.

Step 3

  • Remove the seventeen 4.5mm phillips screws on the bottom of the laptop.
  • Using the pry tool separate the two halves of the laptop base.
  • Use caution when separating the laptop halves as they are still connected by two ribbon cables.

Remove the seventeen 4.5mm phillips screws on the bottom of the laptop.

Using the pry tool separate the two halves of the laptop base.

Use caution when separating the laptop halves as they are still connected by two ribbon cables.

Step 4

  • Lift the top half of the case enough to get your hand beneath it, and then remove the two ribbon cables that connect it to the motherboard.

Lift the top half of the case enough to get your hand beneath it, and then remove the two ribbon cables that connect it to the motherboard.

Step 5

              Trackpad
  • the upper half of the computer base.

the upper half of the computer base.

Step 6

  • Remove the 3 4.5mm screws holding the track-pad in place.
  • There are some screws that will be hidden by assembly tape.

Remove the 3 4.5mm screws holding the track-pad in place.

There are some screws that will be hidden by assembly tape.

Step 7

  • Slide green circuit board to right and lift track pad free from laptop.

Slide green circuit board to right and lift track pad free from laptop.

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

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