Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
15
Time Required
10 minutes
Sections
3
- Battery
- 1 step
- Optical Drive
- 4 steps
- Fan
- 10 steps
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Step 1
Battery
- Push the left tab with your left hand.
- Then push the right tab with your right hand.
- While your right hand is still pushing, remove the battery with your left hand.
Push the left tab with your left hand.
Then push the right tab with your right hand.
While your right hand is still pushing, remove the battery with your left hand.
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Step 2
Optical Drive
- Remove one screw with a JIS #000 screwdriver.
- This screw does not come completely out, but you will still be able to get the panel off.
Remove one screw with a JIS #000 screwdriver.
This screw does not come completely out, but you will still be able to get the panel off.
Step 3
- Use the plastic opening tool to pry open the back panel. Make sure to loosen all four sides then lift up.
Use the plastic opening tool to pry open the back panel. Make sure to loosen all four sides then lift up.
Step 4
- Remove a .5mm screw with a JIS #000 screwdriver.
Remove a .5mm screw with a JIS #000 screwdriver.
Step 5
- Using a plastic opening tool, pry open the disk drive. Once it has loosened it will pull out.
Using a plastic opening tool, pry open the disk drive. Once it has loosened it will pull out.
Step 6
Fan
- Take a nylon spudger and push the prongs so that it releases the RAM.
Take a nylon spudger and push the prongs so that it releases the RAM.
Step 7
- Once the RAM has lifted, use tweezers or fingers to pull it out.
Once the RAM has lifted, use tweezers or fingers to pull it out.
Step 8
- Remove the single .5mm JIS #000 screw.
Remove the single .5mm JIS #000 screw.
Step 9
- Use the plastic opening tool to remove the keyboard from the laptop.
Use the plastic opening tool to remove the keyboard from the laptop.
Step 10
- Once the keyboard is popped out, use a spudger to undo the ribbon or flap that attaches the back of the keyboard to the inside base of the laptop.
Once the keyboard is popped out, use a spudger to undo the ribbon or flap that attaches the back of the keyboard to the inside base of the laptop.
Step 11
- Remove thirteen JIS #000 11mm screws.
Remove thirteen JIS #000 11mm screws.
Step 12
- Use a nylon spudger tool to lift up on all sides.
- Once the panel has been loosened it will pop off.
Use a nylon spudger tool to lift up on all sides.
Once the panel has been loosened it will pop off.
Step 13
- Remove five 11mm JIS #000 screws.
Remove five 11mm JIS #000 screws.
Step 14
- Remove the four wires with tweezers.
- Remove wires gently to avoid damaging them.
Remove the four wires with tweezers.
Remove wires gently to avoid damaging them.
Step 15
- Lift from corresponding sides of the fan and it’ll pop right out.
Lift from corresponding sides of the fan and it’ll pop right out.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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