Remove The Write Protect Screw Repair Guide

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

4

Time Required

                          9 minutes            

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• Remove the Write Protect Screw
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Remove the rubber pads               

• Flip your Chromebook Pixel over onto its back
• Using a flat edge screwdriver, gently pull up to remove the rubber pads from the laptop to reveal the screws

Flip your Chromebook Pixel over onto its back

Using a flat edge screwdriver, gently pull up to remove the rubber pads from the laptop to reveal the screws

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Step 2

              Removing the bottom panel               

• Using a small Philips screwdriver, remove the four screws under the pads
• Using a spudger (or another flat but slightly blunt object), gently pry the laptop open
• You may find it helpful to start with a smaller (skinnier) head and work your way up to a larger size

Using a small Philips screwdriver, remove the four screws under the pads

Using a spudger (or another flat but slightly blunt object), gently pry the laptop open

You may find it helpful to start with a smaller (skinnier) head and work your way up to a larger size

Step 3

              Pop it open               

• Gently pull up from the front of the laptop and open it up like a clamshell

Gently pull up from the front of the laptop and open it up like a clamshell

Step 4

              Remove the write protect screw (IF APPLICABLE)               

• Locate the write protect screw
• Remove it and you can begin flashing your BIOS!

Locate the write protect screw

Remove it and you can begin flashing your BIOS!

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

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john Akday - Jun 6, 2019

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removing this will allow me to boot and install windows?

Kevin Purdy - Jun 7, 2019

It will allow you to install Windows to the main hard drive and boot to it, but! As of yet, there’s no way that I’ve found to get the trackpad working in Windows with the Chromebook Pixel.