Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

11

Time Required

                          20 - 25 minutes

Sections

3

  • Back Panel
  • 2 steps
  • Fan
  • 3 steps
  • Screen
  • 6 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Panel
  • To prevent injury, ensure the laptop is powered off before starting your work.
  • Unscrew the .3mm Phillips head screws on the back panel using the PH1 screwdriver.

To prevent injury, ensure the laptop is powered off before starting your work.

Unscrew the .3mm Phillips head screws on the back panel using the PH1 screwdriver.

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Step 2

  • Be careful to not crack the panel where the USB and power cord ports are.
  • Insert the opening tool in between the back panel and the laptop to pry it open.
  • The back panel is magnetically attached at the front of the laptop so you may have to move the opening tool along the length of the panel.
  • Lift the panel from the front off of the laptop.

Be careful to not crack the panel where the USB and power cord ports are.

Insert the opening tool in between the back panel and the laptop to pry it open.

The back panel is magnetically attached at the front of the laptop so you may have to move the opening tool along the length of the panel.

Lift the panel from the front off of the laptop.

Step 3

              Fan
  • Remove both screws from the fan.

Remove both screws from the fan.

Step 4

  • Remove the screws securing the 4 corners of the heatsink.
  • Gently remove the heatsink. Keep in mind thermal paste is used and it may be slightly difficult to remove.

Remove the screws securing the 4 corners of the heatsink.

Gently remove the heatsink. Keep in mind thermal paste is used and it may be slightly difficult to remove.

Step 5

  • Remove the small, beige colored connector securing the fan to the laptop and remove the fan and heatsink assembly from the laptop.

Remove the small, beige colored connector securing the fan to the laptop and remove the fan and heatsink assembly from the laptop.

Step 6

              Screen
  • Using the Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the two screws securing the silver USB protector located on the far right side of the laptop, and pry off the protector.
  • Remove the three screws at the top end of the USB protector using the Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Using the Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the two screws securing the silver USB protector located on the far right side of the laptop, and pry off the protector.

Remove the three screws at the top end of the USB protector using the Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Step 7

  • Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the screws on metal hinge securing the screen to the laptop.
  • There was only a single screw at the time of guide creation but you should remove any screws from the hinge.

Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the screws on metal hinge securing the screen to the laptop.

There was only a single screw at the time of guide creation but you should remove any screws from the hinge.

Step 8

  • Repeat the previous step to remove the screws on the other hinge securing the display to the device.

Repeat the previous step to remove the screws on the other hinge securing the display to the device.

Step 9

  • Remove all of the black tape securing the hinge to the laptop.

Remove all of the black tape securing the hinge to the laptop.

Step 10

  • Disconnect the connector directly above the IO cable.

Disconnect the connector directly above the IO cable.

Step 11

  • Remove the display assembly from the device.

Remove the display assembly from the device.

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

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