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Open the display to a 90 degree angle. Rest the trackpad face down on the work surface and allow the display to hang over the edge. If possible, adjust your chair or work surface height so the display will rest on your legs and the upper case will lie flat on the work surface. If you cannot make this adjustment, you can remove the display with the screen closed. We recommend removing the display with the screen open in order to avoid changing the position of the hinges once the display has been removed.

Remove the four Phillips screws which fasten the display to the upper case.

The screw closest to the display data cable has a tapered head.

Lift up the metal brackets on either side of the upper case.

Disconnect the inverter cable and carefully thread it through the slot in the upper case.

Carefully thread the display and backlight cables individually through the slot in the upper case. Be very careful with the display cable and it is easily damaged.

Remove the display assembly.

Your laptop should look approximately like this.

Remove the single black T8 Torx screw from the right side of the upper case.

Do not overtighten this screw or you may crack the plastic.

Disconnect the orange ribbon cable that connects underneath the inverter board.

Lift up on the grey plastic framework enough to allow the inverter board to pass through. Be careful not to lift too far, or you may break the framework.

Remove the inverter board by sliding it up and to the right.