Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

25

Time Required

                          1 hour

Sections

4

  • Back Panel
  • 2 steps
  • Battery
  • 5 steps
  • CPU Fan and Heat Sink
  • 5 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 13 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Panel
  • Turn off the laptop.
  • Flip the laptop over so the bottom is facing upwards and the hinges are closest to you.
  • Remove the fifteen 5 mm screws from the back panel using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Turn off the laptop.

Flip the laptop over so the bottom is facing upwards and the hinges are closest to you.

Remove the fifteen 5 mm screws from the back panel using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

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Step 2

  • Lift up back panel using your hands and remove it from the rest of the laptop.

Lift up back panel using your hands and remove it from the rest of the laptop.

Step 3

              Battery
  • Lift the plastic covering over the battery plug.

Lift the plastic covering over the battery plug.

Step 4

  • Pull the wired cable up towards the top of the laptop to disconnect it from its socket on the motherboard.

Pull the wired cable up towards the top of the laptop to disconnect it from its socket on the motherboard.

Step 5

  • Remove the single 2 mm screw from the corner of the laptop using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the single 2 mm screw from the corner of the laptop using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 6

  • Remove the three 3 mm screws from the battery using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the three 3 mm screws from the battery using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 7

  • Lift up on the battery with your hands and remove it from the laptop.

Lift up on the battery with your hands and remove it from the laptop.

Step 8

              CPU Fan and Heat Sink
  • Remove the four 3 mm screws from the heat sink using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the four 3 mm screws from the heat sink using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 9

  • Remove the two 4 mm screws from the fan using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the two 4 mm screws from the fan using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 10

  • Remove the heat sink from the laptop.

Remove the heat sink from the laptop.

Step 11

  • Pull towards the bottom of the laptop to disconnect the fan cable from its connector on the motherboard.

Pull towards the bottom of the laptop to disconnect the fan cable from its connector on the motherboard.

Step 12

  • Lift up on the fan and remove it from the laptop.
  • When replacing the fan and heat sink, be sure to reapply thermal paste.

Lift up on the fan and remove it from the laptop.

When replacing the fan and heat sink, be sure to reapply thermal paste.

Step 13

              Motherboard
  • Remove the two 5 mm screws using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the two 5 mm screws using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 14

  • Remove the three 5 mm screws using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the three 5 mm screws using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 15

  • Lift up on plastic covering over the Wi-Fi card.
  • Disconnect the black and white coaxial cables from the Wi-Fi card.

Lift up on plastic covering over the Wi-Fi card.

Disconnect the black and white coaxial cables from the Wi-Fi card.

Step 16

  • Unplug the bundled red and black cable from its connector on the motherboard.

Unplug the bundled red and black cable from its connector on the motherboard.

Step 17

  • Lift up on the black retaining flap using a pair of tweezers.

Lift up on the black retaining flap using a pair of tweezers.

Step 18

  • Push the tab on the right toward the top of the laptop.

Push the tab on the right toward the top of the laptop.

Step 19

  • Push the tab on the left toward the top of the laptop.

Push the tab on the left toward the top of the laptop.

Step 20

Step 21

Step 22

  • Lift up on the charging port with tweezers.

Lift up on the charging port with tweezers.

Step 23

  • Lift up on the plastic tab.

Lift up on the plastic tab.

Step 24

  • Pull plug towards the bottom of the laptop.

Pull plug towards the bottom of the laptop.

Step 25

  • Grab the middle of the motherboard with your hands and lift up to remove it from the laptop.

Grab the middle of the motherboard with your hands and lift up to remove it from the laptop.

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

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