Then, use the tweezers or your fingers to gently pull the cable out. Grab the blue strip, as it is intended to be a helping tool when plugging and unplugging these cables. It should have no resistance.

Repeat the process with the other cable, but this time on the motherboard instead of the touchpad board. This one didn't have a big enough blue strip to grab with my tweezers, but it was easy enough to pull out without needing them.

When plugging ZIF connectors back in, push them in all the way and close the flap back down. Usually, there is a line indicating where the latch should rest while closed. Also keep in mind that in some cases, this line is just in front of the closed latch, and sometimes covered by it.

Finally, unscrew the 2 wide M2.0 × 3.0 mm screws and lift the touchpad board, along with one cable, out of the laptop.