Difficulty

Easy

Steps

4

Time Required

                          10 minutes            

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • why! W650SZ Bottom Cover Replacement
  • 1 step
  • CPU
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery               
  • Slide the latch on the right to the unlocked position.
  • Slide the latch on the left to the unlocked position.
  • Remove the battery pack from the slot.

Slide the latch on the right to the unlocked position.

Slide the latch on the left to the unlocked position.

Remove the battery pack from the slot.

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Step 2

              why! W650SZ Bottom Cover Replacement               
  • With your #0 Philips screwdriver remove the 2 screws from the bottom panel.
  • Now you can remove the bottom cover.

With your #0 Philips screwdriver remove the 2 screws from the bottom panel.

Now you can remove the bottom cover.

Step 3

              CPU               
  • Using a Phillips screwdriver, unscrew the four captive screws securing the heatsink to the motherboard.
  • Remove the heatsink.
  • The processor and its retention mechanism is now visible.

Using a Phillips screwdriver, unscrew the four captive screws securing the heatsink to the motherboard.

Remove the heatsink.

The processor and its retention mechanism is now visible.

Step 4

  • Unlock the processor using a small Torx screwdriver by turning the lock 180 degrees counterclockwise
  • Make sure the locking latch is pointing in the opposite direction.
  • You can now carefully remove the processor from its socket.

Unlock the processor using a small Torx screwdriver by turning the lock 180 degrees counterclockwise

Make sure the locking latch is pointing in the opposite direction.

You can now carefully remove the processor from its socket.

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

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