Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
13
Time Required
30 minutes - 1 hour
Sections
5
- Vizio CT15 Back Panel Removal
- 1 step
- Battery
- 2 steps
- Speakers
- 4 steps
- CPU Fan
- 2 steps
- Keyboard
- 4 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Vizio CT15 Back Panel Removal
- Turn the laptop off and remove all power cables.
- Remove the six Phillips #0 screws.
- Pull the back cover off.
Turn the laptop off and remove all power cables.
Remove the six Phillips #0 screws.
Pull the back cover off.
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Step 2
Battery
- Remove the six Phillips #0 screws.
Step 3
- Use the plastic opening tool or your fingers to pry the battery up and pull it from the laptop.
Use the plastic opening tool or your fingers to pry the battery up and pull it from the laptop.
Step 4
Speakers
- Unplug the wire connecting the speakers to the motherboard.
Unplug the wire connecting the speakers to the motherboard.
Step 5
- Remove the four Phillips #0 screws.
- Pull the speakers out to remove.
Remove the four Phillips #0 screws.
Pull the speakers out to remove.
Step 6
- Use the flat end of a spudger to lift up the black tab on the ZIF connector.
- Pull the ribbon cables out of the ZIF connector.
- These wires are not connected to the speakers. We are only unplugging them to remove the wire underneath.
Use the flat end of a spudger to lift up the black tab on the ZIF connector.
Pull the ribbon cables out of the ZIF connector.
These wires are not connected to the speakers. We are only unplugging them to remove the wire underneath.
Step 7
- Pull off the black strips of tape from the speaker wires and remove the speakers from the laptop.
Pull off the black strips of tape from the speaker wires and remove the speakers from the laptop.
Step 8
CPU Fan
- Unplug the fan from the motherboard.
Unplug the fan from the motherboard.
Step 9
- Remove the three Phillips #0 screws.
- Pull the fan out to remove.
Remove the three Phillips #0 screws.
Pull the fan out to remove.
Step 10
Keyboard
- Remove the four Philips #0 screws from the heatsink.
- Pull up and out to remove the heatsink from the laptop.
Remove the four Philips #0 screws from the heatsink.
Pull up and out to remove the heatsink from the laptop.
Step 11
- Remove the eight Phillips #0 screws from the motherboard.
- Lift the motherboard up and out to remove it from the laptop.
Remove the eight Phillips #0 screws from the motherboard.
Lift the motherboard up and out to remove it from the laptop.
Step 12
- Remove the four Phillips #00 screws that hold the keyboard to the laptop case.
Remove the four Phillips #00 screws that hold the keyboard to the laptop case.
Step 13
- Use a metal spudger to carefully push the keyboard out of place.
- Carefully flip the laptop over and pull the keyboard out.
Use a metal spudger to carefully push the keyboard out of place.
Carefully flip the laptop over and pull the keyboard out.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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