Difficulty
Difficult
Steps
16
Time Required
30 - 45 minutes
- Battery 2 steps
- Power button panel 1 step
- Keyboard 2 steps
- LCD Display 4 steps
- CD/DVD or Floppy drives 1 step
- Top Case 6 steps
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Introduction
removal of top case
Parts
No parts required.
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Flip the laptop over. Slide the battery release tab to the right.
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Lift the battery out.
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Insert spudger between sysrq and ins keys.
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Gently lift power button panel from the right to left.
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Remove the 5 screws holding the keyboard in place.
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Follow the black ribbon cable to the connector and gently pull straight up.
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Remove 5 screws.
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Remove hinge covers.
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Gently unplug LCD from system board.
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Remove 6 screws holding LCD to hinge.
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Pull LCD away from case.
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Slide release and push button to eject drive
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Pull drive out.
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Remove 13 screws from bottom of computer
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Remove screws
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remove 4 screws from back of case
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Lift plug holding mouse ribbon about 1/16 inch or until it stops
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remove ribbon
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Insert spudger between upper and lower case at drive bay closest to battery.
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Carefully and slowly go arount entire case unseating all plastic clips holding upper to lower.
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Lift upper case free about 1/4 inch
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At rear of case is one last connecting wire. Unplug and remove upper case
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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