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Flip the device over so that the underside is facing up.
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Remove the six 3.5 mm T5 Torx screws.
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Pry off the back cover using the plastic opening tool.
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Loosen the back cover in multiple spots using the opening tool, then remove the whole back.
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Carefully lift the cover off with your hands.
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Remove the screw ( 2 mm with a 5 mm head) that connect the SSD to the motherboard using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
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Pinch the left side of the SSD card.
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Pull gently to the left, horizontal to the laptop.
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Find the Wi-Fi card located on the right just above the battery. It is a green chip with a white label that says "Intel 9260" somewhere on it.
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Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the single 2 mm screw that attaches the card to the motherboard.
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crwdns2935267:0crwdne2935267:0iFixit Opening Tool$1.99
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Gently pull or use the iFixit opening tool to detach the black and white wires from the card.
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Pinch the card on either side and pull to the right to unplug it from the motherboard.
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Remove the four 3 mm Phillips #0 screws from the fan assembly.
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Remove the four 2 mm Phillips #00 screws from the fans themselves.
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Unscrew the three 3 mm Phillips #0 screws on the heatsink.
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Use a plastic opening tool to remove the two small, white power cable connectors for each of the two fans.
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Gently lift the fan assembly out of the laptop.
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crwdns2935267:0crwdne2935267:0Halberd Spudger$2.99
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Using the Halberd Spudger, gently lift the black tab on top of each of the five ZIF connectors for the ribbon cables. Then pull the cables out from the connectors.
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crwdns2935267:0crwdne2935267:0Tweezers$4.99
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Using the reverse tweezers, gently pull out the small black cable towards the top right of the motherboard.
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Using two plastic opening tools gently unplug the white speaker cable connector from the bottom left of the motherboard.
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Using the plastic opening tool, gently pry up on the metal tabs of the two display cables to remove the cables from the top right corner of the motherboard.
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Remove the fourteen 3 mm Phillips #00 screws that hold in the motherboard.
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While gently grasping each side of the motherboard, carefully lift the assembly out.
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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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This is a great step-by-step walk-through. I went into replace a keyboard with all the wrong tools with me and I found out the client ordered the wrong keyboard thankfully no liquid damage inside. I found a few steps that were not required unless you were doing a parts swap to another system. I managed to instead clean out the keys without breaking the key caps and somehow the wrong keyboard had the right donor parts to fix the arrow key.
Can I really say I completed this when I ended up not replacing the keyboard?
FYI keep your liquids away from your computer!
I do have to say this system is pretty serviceable, cough if the manufacturer has parts.
Thank you for this step by step. It worked a treat!
