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If the trackpad is not working correctly, it may need to be replaced. The following guide shows the user how to remove the trackpad. A spudger will be needed to remove the trackpad.
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Hold the laptop using both hands with the battery facing upwards.
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Push the two tabs located below the battery in towards each other using your thumbs.
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Push the battery upwards and out of the laptop as shown.
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Continue to push the battery upwards until it is completely separated from the laptop as shown.
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Once the battery is removed, unscrew the highlighted 3mm screws (4) using a #0 Phillps head screwdriver.
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After all four screws are removed, flip the laptop over with the keyboard facing up.
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Use a spudger to pry up where the keyboard is attached to the laptop on all sides until it is detached from the laptop.
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After the keyboard is detached, the ribbon cable which connects the keyboard to the laptop's motherboard is exposed.
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Using the spudger push the white clips upwards that are holding the cable.
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Gently pull the strip out of the square slot.
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Unscrew all of the indicated 5mm screws (11) using a #0 Philips head screwdriver.
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Before the baseboard can be fully removed from the laptop, you need to detach the small blue tab attached to the motherboard.
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Gently lift up on the black plastic tab that is securing the blue tab in place.
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Carefully pull the blue tab out of the dock.
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Use the spudger from the laptop to 'pop' open the track-pad base, starting from the corner shown
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Once the corner is popped it may be easier to use your fingers to pop off the entire track-pad base
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Once the trackpad base is detached, flip it face-down.
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Lift the small black tab that the blue flat cable is attached to.
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Remove the 3mm screws (3) circled in red with a #0 Phillips head screwdriver.
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The metal plate shown in blue will fall off by itself, replace it before re-securing the baseplate.
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Detach the tape connecting the trackpad to the trackpad base, and carefully remove the trackpad.
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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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