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Difficult

Steps

15

Time Required

                          5 hours

Sections

4

  • Battery
  • 3 steps
  • Keyboard Assembly
  • 4 steps
  • Fan
  • 4 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 4 steps

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Step 1

              Battery
  • Remove the charging adaptor. Some charge may still be in the battery or computer. DO NOT touch connectors or copper yellow connector.
  • Locate the battery on the bottom of the computer.
  • Flip the computer so that the battery faces you.

Remove the charging adaptor. Some charge may still be in the battery or computer. DO NOT touch connectors or copper yellow connector.

Locate the battery on the bottom of the computer.

Flip the computer so that the battery faces you.

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Step 2

  • Locate the two latches with the words “lock” and “release” on them.

Locate the two latches with the words “lock” and “release” on them.

Step 3

  • Push the latches towards each other and lift the battery to remove it.

Push the latches towards each other and lift the battery to remove it.

Step 4

              Keyboard Assembly
  • Remove the memory door on the bottom of the computer to access the screw for the keyboard.
  • The screws for the memory door do not come out.

Remove the memory door on the bottom of the computer to access the screw for the keyboard.

The screws for the memory door do not come out.

Step 5

  • Remove the 6.7 mm screw that holds the keyboard assembly in place.

Remove the 6.7 mm screw that holds the keyboard assembly in place.

Step 6

  • Be careful not to break the keyboard wire connection.
  • Slide the wires out, away from the solder connections.
  • Flip the computer over and open it.

Be careful not to break the keyboard wire connection.

Slide the wires out, away from the solder connections.

Flip the computer over and open it.

Step 7

  • Gently pry the keyboard assembly from the screen side, using an opening tool. You will need to lift the keyboard about two inches.
  • Using an opening tool, gently pull out and slightly up on the connector clip.
  • Gently lift the keyboard assembly up and out.

Gently pry the keyboard assembly from the screen side, using an opening tool. You will need to lift the keyboard about two inches.

Using an opening tool, gently pull out and slightly up on the connector clip.

Gently lift the keyboard assembly up and out.

Step 8

              Fan
  • Locate the fan and heat-sink.

Locate the fan and heat-sink.

Step 9

  • Locate the wires and connectors, and gently unplug them.

Locate the wires and connectors, and gently unplug them.

Step 10

  • Locate and remove the 6.7 mm screws that hold the fan assembly.

Locate and remove the 6.7 mm screws that hold the fan assembly.

Step 11

  • Gently lift the fan assembly up and out.

Gently lift the fan assembly up and out.

Step 12

              Motherboard
  • Remove charging adaptor. Some charge may still be in the battery or computer.
  • DO NOT touch connectors or copper yellow connector.
  • Take the covers over the motherboard off.

Remove charging adaptor. Some charge may still be in the battery or computer.

DO NOT touch connectors or copper yellow connector.

Take the covers over the motherboard off.

Step 13

  • Locate and remove the screws holding the motherboard down.
  • Screws: L 4.6mm X D 1.85mm

Locate and remove the screws holding the motherboard down.

Screws: L 4.6mm X D 1.85mm

Step 14

  • Locate the wires and connectors.
  • Unplug any connectors that are interfering with the removal of the motherboard.

Locate the wires and connectors.

Unplug any connectors that are interfering with the removal of the motherboard.

Step 15

  • Gently lift the mother board out, being careful of the loose connectors and wires

Gently lift the mother board out, being careful of the loose connectors and wires

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

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onyebuchiadieze - Jul 6, 2017

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i have the same laptop, and i mistakenly remove the mother board cmos battery , and is not recognizing my laptop system hard drive.

in this case what can i do in other to restore it back.