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Use this guide to replace the front case on your Galaxy Book Pro 360 15" laptop.
The front case consists of the keyboard and touchpad pre-installed into the frame. Make sure you have the right part before you begin the repair.
For your safety, discharge the battery below 25% before disassembling your device. This reduces the risk of a thermal event if the battery is accidentally damaged during the repair. If your battery is swollen, take appropriate precautions.
Note: Some photos show the heat sink and primary SSD removed. This is optional, as you don't need to remove the heat sink or the primary SSD to remove the motherboard.
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Close the screen and lay your laptop down with the rear case facing up to access the four rubber feet.
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Insert an opening pick between the rear case and the rubber foot.
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Pry up with the pick and dislodge the foot from the rear case.
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Use tweezers or your fingers to remove the rubber foot.
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Repeat this process on the remaining rubber feet.
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Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the four 4.5 mm screws securing the rear case.
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Apply a suction handle to the middle of the rear case's bottom edge, as close to the edge as possible.
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Pull up on the handle with a strong, steady force to create a small gap between the rear case and the frame.
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Insert an opening pick into the gap you created.
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Slide the opening pick along the bottom edge to release the clips securing the rear case.
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Continue sliding the pick along the perimeter of the laptop until all the clips securing the rear case have been released.
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Lift the rear case up and away from the laptop and remove it.
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Use tweezers or your fingers to peel up and remove the tape covering the battery connector.
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Insert the flat end of a spudger under the battery cables, as close to the connector as possible.
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Gently pry up and disconnect the battery connector from its socket.
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Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the four 4.5 mm screws securing the battery.
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Lift the battery straight out of its recess and remove it.
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Use the pointed end up a spudger to pry up the locking flap on the left fan cable's ZIF connector.
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Grip the left fan cable's pull tab with tweezers and gently pull the cable out of its socket.
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Use the flat end of spudger to pry up and disconnect both of the interconnect cable's press connectors from the daughterboard.
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Use the pointed end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the bottom left speaker's connector from the daughterboard.
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Insert the pointed end of a spudger under the black antenna cable and slide it as close to the connector as possible.
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Gently lift straight up to disconnect the antenna.
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Repeat the disconnection procedure on the white antenna cable.
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Use tweezers or your fingers to lift the black and white antenna cables out of their clips on the daughterboard.
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Use the pointed end of a spudger to pry up the locking flap on the backlight cable's connector.
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Grip the backlight cable's pull tab with tweezers and gently pull the cable out of its socket.
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Use a spudger to pry up the locking flap on the left display cable's ZIF connector.
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Grip the left display cable's pull tab with tweezers or your fingers and gently pull the cable out of its socket.
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Use the pointed end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the fingerprint sensor's press connector.
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Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the five 3.5 mm screws securing the daughterboard.
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Lift the right side of the daughterboard up and pull towards the center of the laptop to remove it.
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Move all cables that connect to the daughterboard (display, fingerprint, interconnect, speaker, backlight, and antennas) out of the way so they don't get stuck under the daughterboard when it's reinserted.
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Reinsert the daughterboard at a downward angle to position the headphone jack, USB-C port, and memory slot back into their recesses.
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Before securing the daughterboard, make sure the alignment pins on the frame are in their cutouts on the daughterboard.
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Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the three 2.5 mm screws securing the fingerprint sensor bracket on the top left corner of the laptop.
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Use tweezers or your fingers to remove the fingerprint sensor bracket.
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Use tweezers or your fingers to remove the fingerprint sensor.
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Use the pointed end of a spudger to pry up the locking flap on the right fan cable's ZIF connector.
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Grip the right fan cable's pull tab with tweezers and gently pull the cable out of its socket.
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Remove the six 3.5 mm screws securing the fans.
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Lift both fans straight up and remove them.
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Use the pointed end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the bottom right speaker's connector from the motherboard.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up the locking flap on the keyboard cable's ZIF connector.
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Grip the keyboard cable's pull tab with tweezers or your fingers and gently pull the cable out of its socket.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up the locking flap on the touchpad's ZIF connector on the motherboard.
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Grip the touchpad cable's pull tab with tweezers and gently pull the cable out of its socket on the motherboard.
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Use your fingers or a spudger to peel up the tape covering the ZIF connector on the touchpad.
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Remove the tape.
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Use the pointed end up a spudger to pry up the locking flap on the ZIF connector.
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Grip the touchpad cable's pull tab with tweezers and gently pull the cable out of its socket on the touchpad.
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Remove the touchpad cable.
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Use the flat end of spudger to pry up the locking flap on the right display cable's ZIF connector.
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Grip the right display cable's pull tab with tweezers or your fingers and gently pull the cable out of its socket.
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Gently pull the white antenna cable out of the three clips securing it to the motherboard.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect both of the interconnect cable's press connectors from the motherboard.
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Slowly pull the right display cable out of its recess.
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Repeat the process on the left display cable.
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Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the 11 3.5 mm screws securing the motherboard.
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Lift the motherboard straight up and remove it.
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Move all cables that connect to the motherboard (display, keyboard, speaker, and antenna) out of the way so they don't get stuck under the motherboard when it's reinserted.
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Make sure the alignment pins on the frame are in their cutouts on the motherboard.
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Push down on right edge of the motherboard to ensure the USB-C and thunderbolt ports are in their recesses.
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Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the 3.5 mm screw securing the right antenna.
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Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the 3.5 mm screw securing the left antenna.
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Insert a pick between the left antenna and the bottom left speaker.
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Pry up with the pick to dislodge the antenna.
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Remove the antenna from its recess.
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Repeat the removal procedure on the right antenna.
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Insert an opening pick between the bottom left speaker's left edge and the frame.
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Pry up with the opening pick to dislodge the speaker from its recess.
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Remove the speaker.
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Repeat the removal process on the bottom right speaker.
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Open the laptop until it's completely flat and lay it down with the display and keyboard facing down.
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Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the three 3.5 mm screws securing the left screen hinge.
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Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the three 3.5 mm screws securing the right screen hinge.
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Lift the screen away from the laptop and remove it.
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To reassemble your device, follow the instructions in reverse order.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Check out our Answers community for troubleshooting help.
To reassemble your device, follow the instructions in reverse order.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Check out our Answers community for troubleshooting help.
