OLPC XO-1.5 Power Button Replacement

Place the laptop upside down with the handle away from you.

Slide the tabs out, towards the green edges, to show the open lock symbol.

Lift the middle of the battery to remove it.

Turn the laptop so it is resting on its bottom.

Open the laptop by rotating the green wings on the side up, then lifting the top half of the laptop.

Rotate the top half of the laptop about 90 degrees.

Turn the laptop upside down, so you can see the screws on the bottom of the top half.

Remove the two 4mm screws with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Rotate the top half 180 degrees.

Remove the two 4mm screws with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Rotate the top of the laptop 90 degrees, so that it is facing you again.

Slide the green pieces off the device. They should come off easily.

Pull down on the white screen cover. It does not require much force.

Remove the screen cover.

Unscrew the four 7.62mm Phillips #1 screws on either side of the screen.

Move the screen down a little to expose the ribbon cables.

Flip up the tab right under the middle top of the screen.

Pull the black ribbon cable out of the socket.

Flip up the smaller tab under the left side of the screen.

Remove the small cable to separate the screen from the rest of the laptop.

Gently remove the screen.

Remove the four 4mm Phillips #1 screws that hold the top cover to the case.

Press firmly on the top two corners of the outside cover. Then slide it down, away from the antennas.

Remove the five 4mm Phillips #1 screws securing the EMI shield to the motherboard.

Gently lift up and remove the EMI shield.

Gently remove the two antenna cables by lightly pulling the cable connectors up.

Remove the two 5mm Phillips #1 screws holding the wireless card to the motherboard.

Remove the wireless card by gently lifting it out of the socket.

Disconnect the five cables that connect the motherboard to the case by pulling them straight out of their sockets.

Disconnect the microphone cable by pulling its connector straight out of its socket on the motherboard.

Lift the left edge of the motherboard and remove it from the case.

Push the four power button retaining clips through the bottom of the case with the tip of a screwdriver.