Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

26

Time Required

                          30 minutes

Sections

3

  • Keyboard
  • 18 steps
  • CD/DVD Drive
  • 2 steps
  • Touchpad
  • 6 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Keyboard
  • Turn off your device before starting.
  • Flip the phone over so that the back camera is facing you.

Turn off your device before starting.

Flip the phone over so that the back camera is facing you.

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Step 2

  • Use a your hands to remove the backing of the phone.

Use a your hands to remove the backing of the phone.

Step 3

  • Use your phillips screwdriver to begin removing all the accesible screws.

Use your phillips screwdriver to begin removing all the accesible screws.

Step 4

  • Now begin to remove the coverings above and below the middle plate with your hand.

Now begin to remove the coverings above and below the middle plate with your hand.

Step 5

  • use your hand or a tool to remove the tabbing on the metal plate covering the battery.

use your hand or a tool to remove the tabbing on the metal plate covering the battery.

Step 6

  • Remove the metal plate covering the battery.

Remove the metal plate covering the battery.

Step 7

  • Use your wedging tool to begin removeing the adhesive under the battery.

Use your wedging tool to begin removeing the adhesive under the battery.

Step 8

  • Remove these two screws with your phillips screw driver.

Remove these two screws with your phillips screw driver.

Step 9

  • Open the two metal tabs

Open the two metal tabs

Step 10

  • Flip the phone back over with the screen facing you.

Flip the phone back over with the screen facing you.

Step 11

  • Begin to use the wedging tool to remove the space bar off of the keyboard.

Begin to use the wedging tool to remove the space bar off of the keyboard.

Step 12

  • remove the screws on each end of the space bars vacant lcoation.

remove the screws on each end of the space bars vacant lcoation.

Step 13

  • Grab the wedging tool and begin wedging the old keyboard.

Grab the wedging tool and begin wedging the old keyboard.

Step 14

  • begind wedging the back of the keyboard until free.

begind wedging the back of the keyboard until free.

Step 15

  • Begin deperating the keyboard from the backing.

Begin deperating the keyboard from the backing.

Step 16

  • grab your replacement keyboard and connect it to the backing of the old keyboard.

grab your replacement keyboard and connect it to the backing of the old keyboard.

Step 17

  • place the keyboard back onto the front of the phone

place the keyboard back onto the front of the phone

Step 18

  • once placed, hold the keyboard onto the phone while clicking the two metal plates back down to connect the keyboard.

once placed, hold the keyboard onto the phone while clicking the two metal plates back down to connect the keyboard.

Step 19

              CD/DVD Drive
  • Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver (PH1 bit) to remove the single 7 mm screw that secures the CD/DVD drive.

Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver (PH1 bit) to remove the single 7 mm screw that secures the CD/DVD drive.

Step 20

  • Slide the CD/DVD Drive out of the laptop.

Slide the CD/DVD Drive out of the laptop.

Step 21

              Touchpad
  • Remove the thirteen 7 mm Phillips screws holding the back cover using the PH1 bit and Magnetic Driver.

Remove the thirteen 7 mm Phillips screws holding the back cover using the PH1 bit and Magnetic Driver.

Step 22

  • Using the plastic opening tools, separate the back cover from the laptop.
  • It is recommended that you start from a corner and run the tool along the edge of the cover.
  • Be careful not to bend or crack the plastic back cover.

Using the plastic opening tools, separate the back cover from the laptop.

It is recommended that you start from a corner and run the tool along the edge of the cover.

Be careful not to bend or crack the plastic back cover.

Step 23

  • Release the clamps holding the white ribbon between the touchpad component and the motherboard.
  • Slide the ribbon from the motherboard connection socket.

Release the clamps holding the white ribbon between the touchpad component and the motherboard.

Slide the ribbon from the motherboard connection socket.

Step 24

  • Remove the two 7 mm Phillips screws holding the touchpad component to the back panel using the PH1 bit and Magnetic Driver.

Remove the two 7 mm Phillips screws holding the touchpad component to the back panel using the PH1 bit and Magnetic Driver.

Step 25

  • Release the two clamps connecting the blue ribbon to the external touchpad.
  • Lift the black clasp holding the blue ribbon in place.

Release the two clamps connecting the blue ribbon to the external touchpad.

Lift the black clasp holding the blue ribbon in place.

Step 26

  • Slide the blue ribbon from the external touchpad holding socket.
  • Lift the touchpad module from the laptop.

Slide the blue ribbon from the external touchpad holding socket.

Lift the touchpad module from the laptop.

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

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