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Slide the battery disconnect hooks to eject the battery.
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Unscrew the three screws shown.
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Open the RAM door to expose the next screw.
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Unscrew the final keyboard screw.
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Use a flathead or spudger to slide the clips toward the trackpad.
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Put the screen in a 180 degree position.
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Gently pull the keyboard up at the display side.
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Slide the keyboard to the display.
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Flip the keyboard so the keys are touching the trackpad.
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Fold the ribbon cable back so you can access the connection.
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Pull the black part of the connector up to unlock the cable.
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Pull the ribbon cable up to disconnect it.
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Disconnect the ribbon cable that connects to the top panel and remove the second RAM stick.
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Insert a flat head screwdriver into the holes circled and rotate 90 degrees to pop the plastic clips.
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Disconnect the fan cable and unscrew the fan screws.
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Lift the fan at the CPU side and slide it toward the CPU to free it.
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Unscrew the cooler screws in the reverse order - 4 3 2 1.
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Pry with a flathead to unstick the thermal pad on the chipset. (It can hold on pretty tight)
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Pull the cooler up a bit on the CPU side, then rotate it as demonstrated in the second photo.
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When the chipset pad has roughly reached the keyboard connector, pull it out in the direction of the coin cell battery.
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Use the flathead screwdriver to rotate the lock to the unlocked position.
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Grab the CPU as shown. This way the pins are not likely to get bent.
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Place the new CPU in the socket.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. When you get to screwing on the CPU cooler, tighten them in numerical order. (1 2 3 4)
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. When you get to screwing on the CPU cooler, tighten them in numerical order. (1 2 3 4)
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