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In this guide, we will be showing you how to replace the Heat-Sink Assembly.
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Close the display and turn the computer over.
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Loosen the captive screws that secure the base panel to the computer base.
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Using a plastic scribe, gently release the tabs that secure the base panel to the computer base.
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Disconnect the battery cable from the battery-cable connector.
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Turn the computer over.
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Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds to ground the system board.
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Connect the battery cable to the battery-cable connector.
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Align the tabs on the base panel with the slots on the computer base and snap the base panel into place.
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Tighten the captive screws that secure the base panel to the computer base.
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Remove the screws that secure the solid-state drive bracket to the solid-state drive assembly.
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Using the pull tab, pivot the solid-state drive bracket and peel off the bracket from the tabs on the computer base.
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Using the pull tab, disconnect the solid-state drive cable from the system board.
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Remove the screws that secure the solid-state drive assembly to the computer base.
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Lift the solid-state drive assembly off the computer base.
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Remove the screw that secures the solid-state drive to the solid-state drive assembly.
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Slide and lift the solid-state drive off the solid-state drive assembly.
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Slide the NEW solid-state drive into the slot on the solid-state drive assembly.
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Replace the screw that secures the solid-state drive to the solid-state drive assembly.
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Align the screw holes on the solid-state drive assembly with the screw holes on the computer base.
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Replace the screws that secure the solid-state drive assembly to the computer base.
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Connect the solid-state drive cable to the system board.
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Align the screw holes on the solid-state drive bracket with the screw holes on the solid-state drive assembly.
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Replace the screws that secure the solid-state drive bracket to the solid-state drive assembly.
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Lift the latches and disconnect the keyboard and keyboard-backlight cables from the system board.
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Remove the screws that secure the palm-rest assembly to the computer base.
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Lift the computer base slightly and push the release tabs on the palm-rest assembly until it pops out.
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Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible.
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Using a plastic scribe, pry up along the edges of the palm-rest assembly.
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Gently lift the palm-rest assembly and turn it over.
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Lift the connector latch and disconnect the power-button board cable from the system board.
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Lift the palm-rest assembly off the computer base.
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Remove the keyboard.
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Remove the power-button board.
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Remove the status-light board.
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Remove the Touchpad.
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Replace the touchpad.
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Replace the status-light board.
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Replace the power-button board.
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Replace the keyboard.
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Connect the power-button board cable to the system board.
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Align the palm-rest assembly on the computer base and snap it into place.
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Close the display and turn the computer over.
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Replace the screws that secure the palm-rest assembly to the computer base.
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Connect the keyboard cable and the keyboard-backlight cable to the system board.
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Open the display as far as possible.
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Remove the screws that secure the hinge caps to the display hinges.
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Slide and lift the hinge caps off the display hinges.
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Close the display and turn the computer over.
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Remove the screw that secures the wireless-card bracket to the wireless card.
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Disconnect the antenna cables from the wireless card.
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Turn the computer over and open the display.
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Remove the antenna cables from the routing guides on the display hinges.
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Lift the connector latch and disconnect the display cable from the system board.
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Remove the display cable from the routing guides on the display hinges.
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Disconnect the logo-board cable from the system board and remove it from the routing guides on the display hinges.
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Remove the screws that secure the display assembly to the computer base.
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Lift the display assembly off the computer base.
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Align the screw holes on the display hinges with the screw holes on the computer base.
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Replace the screws that secure the display hinges to the computer base.
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Route the logo-board cable through the routing guides on the display hinge and connect the logo-board cable to the system board.
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Route the display cable through the routing guides on the display hinge.
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Slide the display cable into the connector on the system board and press down the latch to secure the cable.
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Route the antenna cables through the routing guides on the display hinges.
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Adhere the adhesive tapes that secure the antenna cables to the system board.
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Close the display and turn the computer over.
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Connect the antenna cables to the wireless card.
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Replace the screw that secures the wireless-card bracket to the wireless card.
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Turn the computer over and open the display.
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Align the screw holes on the hinge caps with the screw holes on the display hinges.
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Replace the screws that secure the hinge caps to the display hinges.
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Remove the screw that secures the power-adapter port bracket to the power-adapter port.
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Lift the power-adapter port bracket off the power-adapter port.
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Release the power-adapter port from the computer base.
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Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board.
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Remove the screws that secure the system board to the computer base.
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Slide and lift the system-board assembly.
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Turn the system-board assembly over.
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Disconnect the power-adapter port cable and remove the power-adapter port from the system board.
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Connect the power-adapter port cable to the system board.
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Turn the system board over.
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Replace the screws that secure the system board to the computer base.
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Connect the speaker cable to the connector on the system board.
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Align the power-adapter port to the computer base.
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Align the screw hole on the power-adapter port bracket with the screw hole on the power-adapter port.
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Replace the screw that secures the power-adapter port bracket to the power-adapter port.
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Disconnect the fan cables from the connectors on the system board.
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Turn the system board over.
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Remove the screws that secure the heat-sink assembly to the system board.
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Lift the heat-sink assembly off the system board.
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Align the screw holes on the NEW heat-sink assembly with the screw holes on the system board.
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Replace the screws that secure the heat-sink assembly to the system board.
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Turn the system board over.
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Connect the fan cables to the connectors on the system board.
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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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