Steps: 14
Difficulty: ★☆☆☆
Tools Needed: Plastic Spudger, Tweezers, Phillips Head Screwdriver

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.

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.

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.

12. Remove the LCD Cable

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

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.