Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
4
Time Required
1 hour
Sections
3
- Back panel
- 1 step
- Battery
- 1 step
- Display
- 2 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Remove the back panel
- Before you begin, be sure to turn off your laptop and unplug it from the outlet.
- Use a Torx T5 driver to unscrew the eight screws securing the back panel.
- Use a spudger to pry up and loosen the back panel.
- Lift the back panel up slightly from the non-hinged edge.
- Pull the back panel away from the hinged edge, wiggling it back and forth to loosen the clips.
- When the back panel clips are free, remove the back panel.
Before you begin, be sure to turn off your laptop and unplug it from the outlet.
Use a Torx T5 driver to unscrew the eight screws securing the back panel.
Use a spudger to pry up and loosen the back panel.
Lift the back panel up slightly from the non-hinged edge.
Pull the back panel away from the hinged edge, wiggling it back and forth to loosen the clips.
When the back panel clips are free, remove the back panel.
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Step 2
Remove the battery
- Disconnect the cable from the battery by pulling the connector towards the battery.
- Pull parallel to the battery, not straight up.
- Remove the four screws (M2 x 2) securing the battery.
- Remove the screw (M1.6 x 4) securing the battery.
- Remove the battery from its recess.
Disconnect the cable from the battery by pulling the connector towards the battery.
Pull parallel to the battery, not straight up.
Remove the four screws (M2 x 2) securing the battery.
Remove the screw (M1.6 x 4) securing the battery.
Remove the battery from its recess.
Step 3
Display
- 1- Remove the screw (M1.6 x 3) that attaches the WiFi card and cable holder from the webcam to the motherboard. 2- Remove the WiFi card and cable holder.
- 3- Disconnect and lift the webcam cable from the motherboard, removing the adhesive tape that attaches the webcam cable to the fans.
- 4- Remove the two screws (M1.6 x 2.5) that attach the display cable holder to the motherboard. 5- Then remove everything.
- 6- Disconnect the screen connection from the motherboard.
1- Remove the screw (M1.6 x 3) that attaches the WiFi card and cable holder from the webcam to the motherboard. 2- Remove the WiFi card and cable holder.
3- Disconnect and lift the webcam cable from the motherboard, removing the adhesive tape that attaches the webcam cable to the fans.
4- Remove the two screws (M1.6 x 2.5) that attach the display cable holder to the motherboard. 5- Then remove everything.
6- Disconnect the screen connection from the motherboard.
Step 4
- 7- Disconnect the antenna cables from the motherboard.
- 8- Remove the four screws (M2.5 x 4) that fix the hinges of the screen.
- 9- Place the back of the computer screen on a clean and level surface, then open the computer at a 90-degree angle.
- 10- Gently slide and lift the screen off the rest of the computer.
7- Disconnect the antenna cables from the motherboard.
8- Remove the four screws (M2.5 x 4) that fix the hinges of the screen.
9- Place the back of the computer screen on a clean and level surface, then open the computer at a 90-degree angle.
10- Gently slide and lift the screen off the rest of the computer.
To reassemble your device, follow the instructions in reverse order.
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