What you need
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Insert a plastic opening tool in the seam between the keyboard and laptop body.
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Carefully run the tool around the top and sides of the keyboard to pop out the 9 tabs holding in the keyboard.
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Lift the keyboard up, then pivot it towards you to lay it facedown on the trackpad and palm rests.
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Locate the ribbon cable connecting the keyboard to the motherboard.
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Use the tip of the opening tool to lift the black flap on the connector.
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With the twezers, gently lift the ribbon cable out of the connector.
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Ensure the cutouts on the end of the cable match the tabs on the connector.
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Locate and remove the screws holding the bezel to the laptop body:
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Two 3 mm Phillips screws
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Three 5.5 mm Phillips screws
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Flip the laptop over.
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Locate and remove the screws holding the bezel to the bottom panel:
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Ten 4.5 mm Phillips screws
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Flip the laptop back over.
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Locate the small trackpad ribbon cable and use the opening tool to lift the black flap on the connector.
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With tweezers, gently pull the ribbon cable out of the connector.
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Locate the power board cable and disconnect it by pulling the cable head towards the front of the laptop.
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Lift the keyboard bezel off the laptop. The bezel is secured to the chassis by 10 plastic clips around the circumference that can be released with the plastic pry tool.
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Locate and remove screw that is holding down the SSD card:
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One 3 mm Phillips screw
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