Steps: 12
Difficulty: ★☆☆☆
Tools Needed: Plastic Spudger, Tweezers, Phillips Head Screwdriver

1.Remove the Bottom Cover / Palmrest

• Remove the 9 screws from the bottom cover.
• Push the plastic spudger into the space between the palmrest and bottom cover. Push in until you hear a click.
• Run the spudger around the edge of the palmrest until the palmrest and the bottom cover are separated.

2. Remove the Battery Cable

• Use the tweezers to gently pull the cable away from the motherboard.

3. Remove the Palmrest and Touchpad Cables

• Use the tweezers to push the black tabs out and away from the motherboard.
• Use the tweezers to pull the cables away from the motherboard.
• Place the plastic spudger under the tabs and gently push up.
• Use the tweezers to pull the cable up and away from the motherboard.
• Remove the Screws and Metal Tabs

4. Remove the LCD Cable from the Motherboard

• Use the tweezers to pull the tape off of the connector.
• Use the plastic spudger to lift the black tab on the connector, then gently pull the cable up and away from the motherboard

5. Remove the WiFi Cables

• Use the tweezers to gently pull the cables up from the WiFi connector.

6. Remove the Internal Parts

• Use your hands to gently pull the motherboard and battery off of the palmrest.
• Use the plastic spudger to separate the speakers from the palm rest, then remove them.

7.  Remove the Touchpad

• Remove the 3 screws from around the edge of the touchpad.
• Carefully remove the tape stuck to the touchpad.
• Use your hands to gently pull the touchpad out of the palmrest.

8. Remove the Bezel

• Remove the four screws from under the stickers on the left and right sides of the bezel.
• Press a spudger into the space between the bezel and back cover until you hear a click, then run the spudger around the edge of the bezel until the bezel and the back cover are separated.

9. Remove the LCD Panel

• Remove all four screws on the LCD.
• Use your hands to lift the LCD away from the back cover.

10. Remove the LCD Cable

• Use the tweezers to pull the tape off of the connector on the back of the LCD.
• Use the tweezers to pull the cable out of the connector.

11. Remove the Hinges

• Remove the 6 screws from around the hinges.
• Gently use the plastic spudger to separate the hinges from the back cover.
• After they are detached, use your hands to pull the hinges away from the back cover.

12. Remove the Camera

• To remove the cable from the camera, use your hand to carefully pull the cable away from the camera.
• Gently push the plastic spudger into the gap between the back cover and the camera.
• Push up very slowly on both sides of the camera until they separate from the back cover.