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This guide walks through removing the display assembly and opening the screen bezel. It requires removing the keyboard mount. It requires using a Phillips head screwdriver, a plastic opening tool, and a spudger to finish removal.
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Flip the laptop upside down so that the lid lies flat on the table.
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Remove the nine 6mm Phillips #00 screws that line the border.
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Remove the two rubber feet closest to the hinge using tweezers.
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Remove the two 6mm Phillips #00 screws revealed under these rubber feet.
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Flip the laptop so it is in the upright position.
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Open the lid.
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Unsnap the keyboard mount along the border of the laptop using a plastic opening tool.
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Tilt the keyboard mount up.
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Use a spudger to flip up the two ZIF connector retaining flaps for the ribbon cables that connect the keyboard mount to the motherboard.
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Gently remove both ribbon cables.
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Lift the keyboard mount out of the laptop.
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Gently tug on the black and white wires connected to the Wi-Fi module to disconnect them.
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Using a spudger, lift the ZIF retaining flap that secures the display’s ribbon cable to the motherboard.
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Gently pull the ribbon cable out of its socket.
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Remove the two 6mm Phillips #00 screws located near the upper left and right corners of the hinge mounts.
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Rotate the lid to a 90-degree angle with the table.
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Shimmy the lid out of the laptop.
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Use the plastic opening tool to pry the left and right side of the top of the lid, and proceed inwards from the sides.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
