Introduction
After getting the motherboard, it is rather straight forward to get to the RAM.
What you need
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Unlock the battery by sliding the switch located near the left hinge to the left "unlocked" position.
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Gently loosen the two Phillips #0 screws in the small panel that covers the wireless card.
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There are three tabs located on the top of the keyboard.
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Start with the spudger pointing towards the display and pry up to push each tab off the keyboard.
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As you move to the next tab, ensure the previous tab doesn't reset itself.
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Lift top of keyboard up. If it doesn't lift easily, there may be tabs on the sides - use the tool to ease them aside and/or shift the keyboard from side to side.
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Close the display and turn the ZG5 over so that the battery compartment faces away from you.
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Remove three 5.8 mm Phillips #0 screws from the bottom of the case
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Remove three 3.9 mm Phillips #1 screws from the battery compartment.
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Remove two 5.8 mm Phillips #0 screws from underneath the feet near the hinges.
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Flip up the retaining flap on the trackpad ribbon cable ZIF connector.
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Using the blue tab, pull the trackpad ribbon cable from its socket on the motherboard.
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Remove the five black 4.7 mm Phillips #0 screws from the metal casing.
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Remove the single silver 4.3 mm Phillips #00 screw from the right side of the metal casing.
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Starting at the red rings along the hinge, insert a spudger or plastic opening tool into the seam between the two halves of the case.
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Slide the spudger toward the front of the device, releasing the small clips that hold down the top case.
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Gently lift off the top case.
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Disconnect the two antenna cables from the right side of the wireless card.
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Remove three 3.9 mm Phillips #1 screws from the small I/O board.
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Remove a single 3.9 mm Phillips #0 screw from the front of the motherboard.
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