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With the battery facing towards you, slide the latch to the right.
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Grab the battery as it lifts out of the laptop.
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Remove the three M2.5x5 Philips screws securing the keyboard.
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Remove the memory cover.
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Remove the single remaining M2.5x5 Philips screw securing the keyboard.
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Flip the laptop right side-up, and open the screen.
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Pop each keyboard clip with a spudger, pulling up on the keyboard as you do it. Try not to pry, but rather move the clips, or else you risk damaging the palmrest.
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Undo the keyboard connector clip, and remove the cable.
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Remove the single screw that was hidden under the keyboard.
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Also undo every other visible connector, that being the power button, touchpad, and touchpad button connectors.
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Remove the hard drive cover, and then remove the three screws hidden underneath it.
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Remove the hard drive, and remove the single hidden M2.5x5 screw under it. Also remove the connector that connects the SATA connector (so many connections!) to the motherboard.
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Remove the eight M2.5x5 Philips screws securing the palmrest.
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Remove the two long Philips screws securing the palmrest.
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Remove the four remaining Philips screws securing the palmrest.
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Remove the wireless card.
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Also remove the DC jack connector.
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Remove all connectors from the motherboard.
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Remove the three M2.5x5 screws from the left speaker, and remove the speaker.
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After removing the speaker, remove the single screw securing the left hinge to the base.
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Remove the single screw securing the motherboard to the base.
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Lift the motherboard up and out.
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Remove the four captive Philips screws securing the cooler to the motherboard. You're done!
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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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Anyway you could add photos of how you can reconnect the keyboard to the motherboard with all the ribbon cables? I am having a very difficult time trying to figure out how I can reconnect them as they are very short and there is really no space to lift the keyboard high enough to get the cables slotted.
