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If your OLPC does not turn on, the physical power button may be damaged. Use this guide to replace a broken or faulty power button.
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Place the laptop upside down with the handle away from you.
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Slide the tabs out, towards the green edges, to show the open lock symbol.
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Lift the middle of the battery to remove it.
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Turn the laptop so it is resting on its bottom.
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Open the laptop by rotating the green wings on the side up, then lifting the top half of the laptop.
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Rotate the top half of the laptop about 90 degrees.
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Turn the laptop upside down, so you can see the screws on the bottom of the top half.
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Remove the two 4mm screws with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
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Rotate the top half 180 degrees.
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Remove the two 4mm screws with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
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Rotate the top of the laptop 90 degrees, so that it is facing you again.
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Slide the green pieces off the device. They should come off easily.
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Pull down on the white screen cover. It does not require much force.
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Remove the screen cover.
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Unscrew the four 7.62mm Phillips #1 screws on either side of the screen.
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Move the screen down a little to expose the ribbon cables.
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Flip up the tab right under the middle top of the screen.
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Pull the black ribbon cable out of the socket.
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Flip up the smaller tab under the left side of the screen.
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Remove the small cable to separate the screen from the rest of the laptop.
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Gently remove the screen.
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Remove the four 4mm Phillips #1 screws that hold the top cover to the case.
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Press firmly on the top two corners of the outside cover. Then slide it down, away from the antennas.
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Remove the five 4mm Phillips #1 screws securing the EMI shield to the motherboard.
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Gently lift up and remove the EMI shield.
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Gently remove the two antenna cables by lightly pulling the cable connectors up.
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Remove the two 5mm Phillips #1 screws holding the wireless card to the motherboard.
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Remove the wireless card by gently lifting it out of the socket.
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Disconnect the five cables that connect the motherboard to the case by pulling them straight out of their sockets.
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Disconnect the microphone cable by pulling its connector straight out of its socket on the motherboard.
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Lift the left edge of the motherboard and remove it from the case.
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Push the four power button retaining clips through the bottom of the case with the tip of a screwdriver.
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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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