Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
13
Time Required
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Sections
4
- Battery
- 1 step
- Keyboard
- 3 steps
- Bottom Cover
- 8 steps
- Hard Drive
- 1 step
Flags
3
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Step 1
Battery
- With the battery away from you, slide the locking clips out.
- The left clip stays, the right clip is spring loaded.
- Slide the battery away from you.
With the battery away from you, slide the locking clips out.
The left clip stays, the right clip is spring loaded.
Slide the battery away from you.
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Step 2
Keyboard
- Use a spudger to carefully pry up the keyboard screw cover.
Use a spudger to carefully pry up the keyboard screw cover.
Step 3
- Remove the two screws securing the keyboard to the chassis.
Remove the two screws securing the keyboard to the chassis.
Step 4
- Carefully tilt the keyboard towards you and release the ribbon cables.
- Use a spudger if needed to release the latch. The latch slides out.
- The keyboard is now free and can be set aside.
Carefully tilt the keyboard towards you and release the ribbon cables.
Use a spudger if needed to release the latch. The latch slides out.
The keyboard is now free and can be set aside.
Step 5
Bottom Cover
- Remove the five black screws
- Remove the one silver screw
Remove the five black screws
Remove the one silver screw
Step 6
- Flip the laptop over so the bottom is facing up.
- Using a spudger, remove the seven rubber inserts.
- The feet only go in one location on the bottom of the laptop, so save yourself some time and track where they go.
Flip the laptop over so the bottom is facing up.
Using a spudger, remove the seven rubber inserts.
The feet only go in one location on the bottom of the laptop, so save yourself some time and track where they go.
Step 7
- Remove the six silver screws.
- Remove the one black screw.
Remove the six silver screws.
Remove the one black screw.
Step 8
- Stand the laptop up on end.
- Remove the two rubber inserts from the back of the laptop. One insert is on each side of the laptop.
Stand the laptop up on end.
Remove the two rubber inserts from the back of the laptop. One insert is on each side of the laptop.
Step 9
- Remove the two screews.
Remove the two screews.
Step 10
- Carefully work a spudger in the crack at the back of the laptop and separate the small rubberized section from the bottom of the laptop.
Carefully work a spudger in the crack at the back of the laptop and separate the small rubberized section from the bottom of the laptop.
Step 11
- Remove the four screws.
- Disconnect the black wireless antenna lead.
Remove the four screws.
Disconnect the black wireless antenna lead.
Step 12
- The bottom of the laptop is now ready to lift off.
- Carefully work a spudger around the seam of the laptop separating the bottom from the rest of the laptop.
- There is a data connection at the front of the laptop that needs to be disconnected.
- Use a spuder to carefully disconnect the wire from the motherboard. Once this is free the bottom will come off.
The bottom of the laptop is now ready to lift off.
Carefully work a spudger around the seam of the laptop separating the bottom from the rest of the laptop.
There is a data connection at the front of the laptop that needs to be disconnected.
Use a spuder to carefully disconnect the wire from the motherboard. Once this is free the bottom will come off.
Step 13
Hard Drive
- Locate the hard drive.
- Remove the three screws.
- Slide the hard drive out away from the motherboard connector.
- Once the hard drive is disconnected it lifts out.
Locate the hard drive.
Remove the three screws.
Slide the hard drive out away from the motherboard connector.
Once the hard drive is disconnected it lifts out.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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