Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
5
Time Required
25 minutes
Sections
3
- Battery Removal
- 1 step
- Keyboard
- 3 steps
- WLAN (WiFi) Module
- 1 step
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery Removal
- Flip laptop over and locate the battery release button
- Push release button to the left to release battery and gently pull battery from the laptop
Flip laptop over and locate the battery release button
Push release button to the left to release battery and gently pull battery from the laptop
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Step 2
Keyboard
- Loosen the three Phillips 2.5×9.0 captive screws that secure the keyboard to the laptop
- Turn the laptop so the keyboard is facing up and locate the 4 retention tabs along the back edge of the keyboard
- Slide the retention clips toward the keyboard to release the keyboard
Loosen the three Phillips 2.5×9.0 captive screws that secure the keyboard to the laptop
Turn the laptop so the keyboard is facing up and locate the 4 retention tabs along the back edge of the keyboard
Slide the retention clips toward the keyboard to release the keyboard
Step 3
- Use a plastic pry tool to lift the rear edge of the keyboard.
- Pull the keyboard slightly towards the display to disengage the tabs along the front of the keyboard from the laptop palm rest.
- Lift the keyboard up to reveal the ribbon connectors
Use a plastic pry tool to lift the rear edge of the keyboard.
Pull the keyboard slightly towards the display to disengage the tabs along the front of the keyboard from the laptop palm rest.
Lift the keyboard up to reveal the ribbon connectors
Step 4
- Release the larger ribbon cable by flipping the brown retainer up so it is parallel with the ribbon cable
- Release the smaller ribbon cable by lifting up the white retainer
- I found it easier to reinstall both cables with the new keyboard resting on the back edge
Release the larger ribbon cable by flipping the brown retainer up so it is parallel with the ribbon cable
Release the smaller ribbon cable by lifting up the white retainer
I found it easier to reinstall both cables with the new keyboard resting on the back edge
Step 5
WLAN (WiFi) Module
- Locate the WLAN module
- Use a plastic spugder or similar to carefully remove the 3 antenna wires from the WLAN module.
- The antenna wires are colour coded tabs on them for easy reinstallation so be sure to take note of the correct order. there are coloured tabs on the wires!
- Remove the 2 M2.5×4.0 screws that secure the WLAN module into the laptop
- With the screws removed the right hand end of the WLAN module will pop up. You may now simply remove the module from the edge connector.
Locate the WLAN module
Use a plastic spugder or similar to carefully remove the 3 antenna wires from the WLAN module.
The antenna wires are colour coded tabs on them for easy reinstallation so be sure to take note of the correct order. there are coloured tabs on the wires!
Remove the 2 M2.5×4.0 screws that secure the WLAN module into the laptop
With the screws removed the right hand end of the WLAN module will pop up. You may now simply remove the module from the edge connector.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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