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Gateway 600YG2 Top Case Replacement

Written By: Elizabeth Mazer (and 2 other contributors)
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Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

16

Time Required

30 - 45 minutes

Sections

6

Flags

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Introduction

removal of top case

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  1. Step 1 Battery

    Flip the laptop over. Slide the battery release tab to the right.

    • Flip the laptop over. Slide the battery release tab to the right.

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  2. Step 2

    Lift the battery out.

    • Lift the battery out.

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  3. Step 3 Power button panel

    • Insert spudger between sysrq and ins keys.

    • Gently lift power button panel from the right to left.

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  4. Step 4 Keyboard

    • Remove the 5 screws holding the keyboard in place.

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  5. Step 5

    • CAUTION: When lifting the keyboard out, do not lift keyboard up. Only fold back along the space bar edge.

    • DO NOT PULL the black cable by the ribbon section; only pull it by the connector itself.

    • Follow the black ribbon cable to the connector and gently pull straight up.

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  6. Step 6 LCD Display

    • Remove 5 screws.

    • 4 screws holding LCD hinge covers in place and 1 screw for LCD grounding.

    • Remove hinge covers.

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  8. Step 7

    • Gently unplug LCD from system board.

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  9. Step 8

    • Remove 6 screws holding LCD to hinge.

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  10. Step 9

    • Pull LCD away from case.

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  11. Step 10 CD/DVD or Floppy drives

    • Slide release and push button to eject drive

    • Pull drive out.

    • When reinserting drives be sure to insert back into original slot in order to avoid interface conflicts.

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  12. Step 11 Top Case

    • Remove 13 screws from bottom of computer

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  13. Step 12

    • Remove screws

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  14. Step 13

    • remove 4 screws from back of case

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  15. Step 14

    • WARNING Failure to do this step will damage mouse pad ribbon.

    • Lift plug holding mouse ribbon about 1/16 inch or until it stops

    • remove ribbon

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  16. Step 15

    • Insert spudger between upper and lower case at drive bay closest to battery.

    • Carefully and slowly go arount entire case unseating all plastic clips holding upper to lower.

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  17. Step 16

    • Lift upper case free about 1/4 inch

    • At rear of case is one last connecting wire. Unplug and remove upper case

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Conclusion

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

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