Introduction
This guide will show you how to replace the motherboard on your Samsung Chromebook 3. The motherboard also contains the charging port, HDMI port, and left side USB port. All of these ports are soldered to the board, requiring a full motherboard replacement to fix.
What you need
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Place the Chromebook face down so that the bottom case is exposed.
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Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove nine 4.6mm screws from the back casing.
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Locate the battery and remove the four 4.6mm screws at the corners which attach it to case using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
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Before you can get to the motherboard, remove the three 4.6mm screws from the port cover using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
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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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Thanks for the great guide! I used it to remove the write protection screw on the back of the motherboard.
My Chromebook is model number XE501C13. The only difference I noticed is that there is one less screw on the outer plastic cover. Everything else is exactly the same!
