Introduction
This prerequisite is required in order to replace or fix some components inside the bottom of the computer.
What you need
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Unscrew the eight bottom cover screws (one of them is under the hand) using a screwdriver with a J1000 tip.
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Unscrew the middle screw towards the top of the device using a screwdriver with a T5 tip.
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Unscrew the four screws under the feet using a screwdriver with a J100 tip.
there are 5 screws under 3 of the foot pads (two of them have 2 screws each and one has none). the screws also vary in size so keep track of them.
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Disconnect the two cables from the motherboard with tweezers
very hard to put the cables back in. Be careful.
How do you get them back in please?
I agree. This part is tricky. (On my c100p) the connector for the smaller cable rotates on one side to unlock/lock. The larger cable has a slide to help get the cable situated. Be sure to check ALL the keys prior to putting the keyboard back on. I didn’t and the 2,w,s,and x keys didn’t work causing me to have to redo the work.
Some creative placement helps: lay keyboard flat (ribbons up), fold chromebook hinge to 90 and lay on its side slightly overlapping the keyboard: this should gives the ribbons enough slack while giving us visibility and room for hands. Don’t forget to close the little “locks” on each side of the wide ribbon.
Tweezers are a must, also don’t grab the cable like the picture shows, use the blue tag part of the cable just below to insert and remove from the connector.
on my unit the large ribbon had some adhesive sticking it down to the top of the speaker box and its conector had the same aforementioned slide mechanism to release it. the small ribbon on mine doesn’t appear to have any type of release mechanism that moves. the small blue tab is stiff plastic you use tweezers to pull / push with and the cable is friction fit into the socket.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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great guide, though i found the nine screws on the outside required a t5 tip, while the 5 under the feet looked like they were either j100 or j1000, but a philips head worked.
For me, in this step, all the screws were T5.
Jorge Gomes - Reply
Same for me!
David Lipson - Reply
same for me. there are no J1000 screws in this device involved in this repair.
Fabian Aldo Santiago - Reply
also, despite the size discrepency of this instruction’s step, the top middle screw is still a different size so keep track of them.
Fabian Aldo Santiago - Reply