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This guide will show you how to remove and replace the keyboard if experiencing issues.
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Turn off the computer and unplug the charge cable.
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Turn the computer upside down.
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Remove the nine Philips #00 screws holding the back panel in place (four 5.6mm, four 7.7mm, and one 9.2mm).
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Use a plastic opening tool to gently remove the back panel.
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Locate the motherboard under the cooling fan.
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Unscrew the two 5.9mm screws on the PCB board with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
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Remove the PCB board from the motherboard.
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Unscrew the four 5.9mm hard drive bracket screws with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
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Unscrew the four 5.9mm screws with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
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Next, carefully lift the LAN bracket out of the slot.
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Remove the five 5.9mm screws holding the motherboard in place with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
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Remove the five 3.5mm screws holding the motherboard with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
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Carefully lift the motherboard up out of the slot.
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Locate and unplug the power bus from the motherboard.
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The motherboard can now be replaced.
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Remove the eight 4.7mm Philips #00 screws holding the battery in place.
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The battery is attached by a set of wires.
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Use your finger to disconnect the set of wires. It should come off very easily.
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Now just lift the battery out of place.
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Disconnect the small blue TP(trackpad) labeled data bus.
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Identify the ten 2.94mm screws on the metal bracket.
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Unscrew the ten 2.94mm screws with the Philips #00 Head.
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Remove all of the metallic tape holding the metal bracket to the components surrounding it.
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Lift the metal bracket away from the laptop.
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Unscrew the four 3.5mm screws with Phillips #00 Head.
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This black plastic panel holds the trackpad in place.
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Lift the trackpad up from the laptop and slide it out of the housing.
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Unscrew the five 4.9mm screws holding the cooling fan in place using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
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Lift up and remove the cooling fan from the slot.
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Next, unscrew the two 4.9mm hinge screws with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
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Remove the ten 4.9mm screws holding the metal keyboard panel in place, using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
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Carefully lift the metal keyboard panel out of the slot.
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Pull the display hinges back in order to remove the metal keyboard panel.
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Carefully pry and loosen the keyboard from the slot.
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Carefully lift the keyboard out of the slot.
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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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