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P775DM3 Motherboard replacement

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  1. P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, Battery: step 1, image 1 of 2 P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, Battery: step 1, image 2 of 2

    • Unlock the lock circled in red.

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    • Lift the battery while unlocking the lock circled in red.

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  3. P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, Disk access: step 3, image 1 of 1

    • Unscrew the two screws circled in red.

    • Slide the plate in the direction of the arrow.

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    • Lift the plate

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  5. P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, Hard Disk Drive: step 5, image 1 of 3 P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, Hard Disk Drive: step 5, image 2 of 3 P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, Hard Disk Drive: step 5, image 3 of 3

    • Unscrew the screw circled in red.

    • Lift the disk with the green tab.

    • Remove the disk in the direction of the arrow.

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  6. P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, M.2 SSD: step 6, image 1 of 2 P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, M.2 SSD: step 6, image 2 of 2

    • Unscrew the screw circled in red.

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    • Pull the SSD in the direction of the red arrow.

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  8. P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, Access to major components: step 8, image 1 of 2 P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, Access to major components: step 8, image 2 of 2

    • Unscrew the five screws circled in red.

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    • Slide the plate in the direction of the red arrow.

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    • Lift the plate.

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  11. P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, Keyboard: step 11, image 1 of 2 P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, Keyboard: step 11, image 2 of 2

    • Unscrew the two screws circled in red

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    • Press a paper clip in the three places marked in red

    • Lift the keyboard and feel free to put some strength

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    • Disconnect the three framed connectors in red

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    • Pull the white drawer in the direction of the arrow to unlock the connector

    • Disconnect the red circled connector

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    • Pull the black drawer in the direction of the arrow to unlock the connector

    • Disconnect the red circled connector

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    • Lift the flap that holds the connector circled in red

    • Disconnect the red circled connector

    • Remove the keyboard

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  18. P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, RAM: step 17, image 1 of 3 P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, RAM: step 17, image 2 of 3 P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, RAM: step 17, image 3 of 3

    • Spread the two clips in red.

    • Remove the RAM card.

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  19. P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, BIOS Battery: step 18, image 1 of 3 P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, BIOS Battery: step 18, image 2 of 3 P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, BIOS Battery: step 18, image 3 of 3

    • Disconnect the connector circled in red.

    • Remove the battery.

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  20. P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, WLAN card removal: step 19, image 1 of 3 P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, WLAN card removal: step 19, image 2 of 3 P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, WLAN card removal: step 19, image 3 of 3

    • Unscrew the screw circled in red.

    • Disconnect the two connectors circled in green.

    • Remove the WLAN card.

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  21. P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, Cooler: step 20, image 1 of 3 P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, Cooler: step 20, image 2 of 3 P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, Cooler: step 20, image 3 of 3

    • Unscrew the four large screws circled in green

    • Unscrew the five small screws circled in red

    • Lift the cooler with the two tabs circled in blue

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  22. P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, CPU: step 21, image 1 of 3 P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, CPU: step 21, image 2 of 3 P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, CPU: step 21, image 3 of 3

    • Pull the lever circled in red in the direction of the red arrow while pressing on it.

    • Attention: Don't touch the underside of the processor, pick it up from the sides.

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  23. P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, GPU: step 22, image 1 of 2 P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, GPU: step 22, image 2 of 2

    • Unscrew the two screws circled in red

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    • Lift the card to allow access to the red circled connector

    • Disconnect the red circled connector

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    • Pull it in the direction of the red arrow

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  26. P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, Fans: step 25, image 1 of 3 P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, Fans: step 25, image 2 of 3 P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, Fans: step 25, image 3 of 3

    • Unscrew the three screws circled in red.

    • Disconnect the framed connector in red.

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    • Remove the fan.

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    • Unscrew the three screws circled in red.

    • Disconnect the framed connector in red.

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    • Lift the fan.

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  30. P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, Motherboard: step 29, image 1 of 3 P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, Motherboard: step 29, image 2 of 3 P775DM3 Motherboard replacement, Motherboard: step 29, image 3 of 3

    • Lift the flap that holds the two connectors framed in red.

    • Disconnect the two framed connectors in red.

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    • Lift the flap that holds the two connectors framed in red.

    • Disconnect the two framed connectors in red.

    • Disconnect the box connector in green.

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    • Unscrew the twenty screws circled in red.

    • Unclip the edge of the case at the two places framed in green.

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    • Unclip the edge of the case at the two places framed in green.

    • Remove the top of the case.

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    • Unscrew the five screws circled in red.

    • Remove the framed card in blue.

    • Remove the framed card in orange.

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    • Disconnect the two framed connectors in green.

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    • Disconnect the red circled connector.

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    • Unscrew the screw circled in red.

    • Remove the motherboard.

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Conclusion

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

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