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Compaq Mini 110 Top Cover Replacement

Written By: alea (and 7 other contributors)
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Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

13

Time Required

5 minutes

Sections

5

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Introduction

To get farther inside your laptop, you now have to remove the top cover.

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  1. Find the battery and the battery tabs located on the bottom of the Compaq Mini. Find the battery and the battery tabs located on the bottom of the Compaq Mini.

    • Find the battery and the battery tabs located on the bottom of the Compaq Mini.

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  2. Push the tabs inward and slide the battery out. Push the tabs inward and slide the battery out. Push the tabs inward and slide the battery out.

    • Push the tabs inward and slide the battery out.

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  3. Find and remove the two screws on the bottom of your Compaq Mini covering the memory compartment. Note that the screws are attached to the panel.

    • Find and remove the two screws on the bottom of your Compaq Mini covering the memory compartment.

      • Note that the screws are attached to the panel.

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  4. Push out side tabs.

    • Push out side tabs.

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  5. Remove the rubber pads located on the corners of your Compaq Mini. There may be junk underneath it. This is residue left from the glue that held on the rubber pad. Just scrape it away to find the screw.

    • Remove the rubber pads located on the corners of your Compaq Mini.

    • There may be junk underneath it. This is residue left from the glue that held on the rubber pad. Just scrape it away to find the screw.

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  7. Unscrew all the corner screws. There are four total, one under each rubber pad. Unscrew all the corner screws. There are four total, one under each rubber pad.

    • Unscrew all the corner screws. There are four total, one under each rubber pad.

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  8. Unscrew the screw for the bottom case located in the RAM compartment. Unscrew the screw for the bottom case located in the RAM compartment.

    • Unscrew the screw for the bottom case located in the RAM compartment.

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  9. Remove the three screws in the silver tabs at the back of the keyboard. The red circles show where they are located at the back of the base under the screen. Remove the three screws in the silver tabs at the back of the keyboard. The red circles show where they are located at the back of the base under the screen.

    • Remove the three screws in the silver tabs at the back of the keyboard. The red circles show where they are located at the back of the base under the screen.

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  10. Remove the three screws.

    • Remove the three screws.

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  11. Pull up on the tab. Pull up on the tab.

    • Pull up on the tab.

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  12. Remove the eight screws from the plastic top cover.

    • Remove the eight screws from the plastic top cover.

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  13. Pry up the top plastic cover using a spudger. Under the screen there are two tabs that need to be pushed in. Under the screen there are two tabs that need to be pushed in.

    • Pry up the top plastic cover using a spudger.

      • Under the screen there are two tabs that need to be pushed in.

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  14. Careful lifting up the cover because the track pad is still attached. Remove the cable by pulling it up.

    • Careful lifting up the cover because the track pad is still attached.

    • Remove the cable by pulling it up.

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Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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