Steps: 13
Difficulty: ★☆☆☆
Tools Needed: Plastic Spudger, Tweezers, Phillips Head Screwdriver

1. Remove the Bottom Cover / Palmrest

• Remove nine screws from the bottom cover.
• Turn the Chromebook right side up and open it.
• 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 battery cable away from the motherboard.

3. Remove the Palmrest and Touchpad Cables

• Place the plastic spudger under the tabs and gently push up.
• Use the tweezers to pull the cable up and away from the motherboard.

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 LCD cable up and away from the motherboard.

5. Remove the Daughterboard Cable

• Place the plastic spudger under the tab and gently push up.
• Use the tweezers to pull the Daughterboard cable up and away from the motherboard.

6. Remove the Speaker Cable

• Push on the sides of the connector with the plastic spudger to separate the speaker cable from the motherboard.

7. Remove the WiFi Cables

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

8. Remove the Camera Cable

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

9. Remove the Internal Parts

• Remove 17 screws from the inside of the chromebook.
• Use your hands to gently pull the daughterboard, motherboard, speakers, and battery out of the bottom cover.
• To remove the WiFi card from the motherboard, gently pull it away from the motherboard.
• When removing the motherboard, use the tweezers to separate the last daughterboard cable from the motherboard.

10. Remove 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.

11. Remove the LCD Panel

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

12. 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 LCD cable out of the connector.

13. Remove the Hinges

• Remove 8 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 bottom cover.

14. Remove the Camera and Microphone

• 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.
• To remove the camera cable from the camera, use your hand to carefully pull the cable away from the camera.