1. Remove the Bottom Cover / Palmrest
- Remove 9 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.
Before removing any internal parts you will have to disconnect the cables that attach them to the other parts. The next few steps will detail this process.
2. Remove the Palmrest and Touchpad Cables
- Place the plastic spudger under the tabs and gently push up.
- Use the tweezers to pull the touchpad cable up and away from the motherboard.
3. Remove the Battery Cable
- Use the tweezers to gently pull the battery cable 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 Wi-Fi Cables
- Use the tweezers to gently pull the cables up from the Wi-Fi connector.
Now that all of the cables are disconnected the computer can be disassembled.
8. Remove the Touchpad
- Remove 3 screws from around the edge of the touchpad.
- Carefully remove the tape stuck to the touchpad.
- Use your hands to gently push the touchpad through the front of the palmrest.
9. Remove the Internal Parts
- Remove 26 screws from the inside of the Chromebook.
- Use your hands to gently push up the LCD assembly from the rest of the computer.
- Use your hands to gently pull the daughterboard, motherboard, and battery out of the bottom cover off of the palmrest.
- To remove the WiFi card from the motherboard, gently pull it away from the motherboard.
- Use the plastic spudger to separate the speakers from the bottom cover, then remove them.
10. Remove the Hinge Cover trim piece
- Remove the two screws from under the stickers on the left and right sides of the hinge cover trim piece.
- Gently push the plastic spudger into the gap between the two parts until they separate.
- Remove the two screws from under the stickers on the left and right sides of the hinges.
- Use your hands to gently pull the trim piece from the hinges.
- Gently push the plastic spudger into the gap between the back cover and the hinge cover until they separate.
11. Remove the LCD Module
- Remove the three screws from on the bottom of the LCD module.
- Push the plastic spudger into the space between the LCD Module and back cover. Push down until the pieces separate .
- Gently use the plastic spudger to separate the LCD module from the back cover.
13. Remove the Hinges
- Remove 10 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 LCD Module and the camera.
- Push up very slowly on both sides of the camera until they separate from the LCD Module.
- To remove the cable from the camera, use your hand to carefully pull the cable away from the camera.