Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

21

Time Required

                          30 minutes

Sections

10

  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • The keyboard
  • 2 steps
  • Access to main components
  • 2 steps
  • SSD Hard Drive
  • 1 step
  • Hard Drive (mass storage)
  • 1 step
  • WLAN Card
  • 1 step
  • RAM
  • 1 step
  • BIOS stack
  • 1 step
  • Fan
  • 1 step
  • Motherboard
  • 10 steps

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Step 1

              Battery
  • Start by unlocking the right locking latch.
  • Then, by simultaneously unlocking the left latch, lift the battery out of its socket.

Start by unlocking the right locking latch.

Then, by simultaneously unlocking the left latch, lift the battery out of its socket.

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Step 2

              The keyboard
  • Unscrew the circled screws in green and red
  • Put the computer in the position of the second image while pushing a paper clip into the hole of the screw circled in green until you hear a click
  • Lift the keyboard

Unscrew the circled screws in green and red

Put the computer in the position of the second image while pushing a paper clip into the hole of the screw circled in green until you hear a click

Lift the keyboard

Step 3

  • Disconnect the connector circled in red in the direction of the arrow

Disconnect the connector circled in red in the direction of the arrow

Step 4

              Access to main components
  • Begin by spotting the dummy memory card.
  • Then, remove it and put it on your workplan.

Begin by spotting the dummy memory card.

Then, remove it and put it on your workplan.

Step 5

  • Locate the 15 screws that hold the bottom cover of the device in place.
  • Unscrew them and place them on your work surface.
  • Then, un-clip the bottom cover, starting with the side shown in the third picture.

Locate the 15 screws that hold the bottom cover of the device in place.

Unscrew them and place them on your work surface.

Then, un-clip the bottom cover, starting with the side shown in the third picture.

Step 6

              SSD Hard Drive
  • Unscrew the screw circled in red
  • Pull out the M.2 SSD in the direction of the red arrows

Unscrew the screw circled in red

Pull out the M.2 SSD in the direction of the red arrows

Step 7

              Hard Drive (mass storage)
  • Remove the screw circled in red
  • Lift up the hard drive
  • Remove the hard drive in the direction of the red arrows

Remove the screw circled in red

Lift up the hard drive

Remove the hard drive in the direction of the red arrows

Step 8

              WLAN Card
  • Remove the screw circled in red
  • Disconnect the two connectors marked in green
  • Remove the WLAN card

Disconnect the two connectors marked in green

Remove the WLAN card

Step 9

              RAM
  • Press down on the two brackets boxed in red
  • Remove the RAM stick in the direction of the red arrows

Press down on the two brackets boxed in red

Remove the RAM stick in the direction of the red arrows

Step 10

              BIOS stack
  • Press with a screwdriver in the red circled area to spread the base of the battery
  • Remove the battery by holding the screwdriver

Press with a screwdriver in the red circled area to spread the base of the battery

Remove the battery by holding the screwdriver

Step 11

              Fan
  • Remove the two screw circled in red
  • Disconnect the connector boxed in green in the direction of the green arrow
  • Remove the fan by lifting it up

Remove the two screw circled in red

Disconnect the connector boxed in green in the direction of the green arrow

Remove the fan by lifting it up

Step 12

              Motherboard
  • Lift the retaining flap off of the connector boxed in red.
  • Disconnect the connector boxed in red.

Lift the retaining flap off of the connector boxed in red.

Disconnect the connector boxed in red.

Step 13

  • Lift the flap that holds the connector (framed in green)
  • Disconnect the connector (framed in green)

Lift the flap that holds the connector (framed in green)

Disconnect the connector (framed in green)

Step 14

  • Disconnect the connector marked in red by lifting it up

Disconnect the connector marked in red by lifting it up

Step 15

  • Disconnect the connector marked in green by pulling it in the direction of green arrows

Disconnect the connector marked in green by pulling it in the direction of green arrows

Step 16

  • Disconnect the connector marked in red by pulling it in the direction of the red arrows

Disconnect the connector marked in red by pulling it in the direction of the red arrows

Step 17

  • Lift the black retaining flap that holds the connector marked in green
  • Disconnect the connector marked in green

Lift the black retaining flap that holds the connector marked in green

Disconnect the connector marked in green

Step 18

Step 19

  • Unscrew the five screws circled in green
  • Lift the motherboard by taking it by the radiator as in the second picture

Unscrew the five screws circled in green

Lift the motherboard by taking it by the radiator as in the second picture

Step 20

  • Lift the retaining flap that holds the connector marked in red
  • Disconnect the connector marked in red

Lift the retaining flap that holds the connector marked in red

Disconnect the connector marked in red

Step 21

  • Lift the retaining flap that holds the connector framed in green
  • Disconnect the connector boxed in green
  • Remove the motherboard from the case.

Lift the retaining flap that holds the connector framed in green

Disconnect the connector boxed in green

Remove the motherboard from the case.

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

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