Acer Chromebook CB5-312T-K 8Z9 Motherboard Replacement

Step 1 Acer Chromebook CB5-312T-K 8Z9 Back Cover



• First begin by flipping the laptop on its back and having the back cover face you directly.
• Then unscrew the ten Phillips head screws that hold down the back cover using a Phillips #0 Screw Driver.  
Step 2

• Using a plastic spudger, open the back cover and remove it from the laptop.
Step 3 Battery
• look for the battery in the bottom half of the computer
• Once you have found the battery, look for the screws that secure the battery, in the upper left and right corners.
Step 4
• Begin by unscrewing the two Phillips head screws that hold down the battery using a J1 sized screwdriver.
• Finally remove the battery from the laptop.
Step 5 Motherboard
• Remove the yellow tape covering the ribbon cable in the bottom left of the motherboard as shown.
• Carefully remove the ribbon cable out from the connector.
Step 6
• Fold up the grey cover to release the ribbon cable in the bottom right of the board as shown.
• Carefully pull out the ribbon cable from the port by the blue tape.
Step 7
• Fold up the white cover to release the ribbon cable in the top left of the board as shown.
• Carefully pull out the ribbon cable from the port by the blue tape.
Step 8
• Fold up the grey cover to release the cable on the top right of the board as shown
• Carefully pull out the cable from the port.
Step 9
• Remove the cable with tweezers as shown along the top of the board.
Step 10
• Carefully pull off both brass connectors from the top left of the board with tweezers as shown.
Step 11
• Remove the six screws from the board as shown. There are two types of screws here, so be careful to keep them separate for reassembly.

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