Introduction
Tripped over your power cord? At least you don't have to replace the entire logic board. Use this guide to replace a broken DC-in board.
What you need
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Use your thumbs to push the two battery retaining tabs away from the battery.
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The battery should pop up enough to rotate it toward yourself and lift it out of the lower case.
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Remove the three 2.3 mm Phillips screws securing the memory cover to the lower case.
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Remove the following ten screws:
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Two 14.7 mm shouldered Phillips.
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Three 12.3 mm Phillips.
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One 3.8 mm T8 Torx.
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One 6.8 mm T8 Torx.
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Three 1.3 mm Phillips.
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Use your thumbs to slide the RJ-11 board slightly away from the DC-In board.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to separate the ZIF cable lock from its socket.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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This guide was perfect, I successfully repaired my machine with a replacement board.
I just wanted to make two comments that might help someone else following this guide:
* (Step 20) When inserting the replacement board, I had a bit of trouble getting it to sit in place; it would go in, but even when pushed, was about 1.5mm out of position. After a while I realised there was a tiny plastic rib under the board that seemed to be interfering. I pinched the plastic rib with pliers and then my board slotted fully into place.
* (Step 10, when reassembling) When replacing the top half on to the case, make sure the trackpad ribbon cable is poking through the small slot in the base chassis! First time I reassembled, the ribbon was folded up and I had to re-separate the case to poke it through.