Steps: 15
Difficulty: ★★★☆
Tools Needed: Plastic Spudger, Tweezers, Phillips Head Screwdriver

1. Remove the Bottom

• Remove 12 screws from the bottom cover.
• On the right corner farthest from the hinge, gently push the plastic spudger into the gap between the palmrest and the bottom cover.
• Push up slowly 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

• Place the tweezers as shown in the picture and gently pull the cable towards the battery.

3. Remove the LCD cable

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

4. Remove the Palmrest Cable

• Using the tweezers, push the black tabs out and away from the white connector piece.
• Use the tweezers to gently pull the cable up and away from the motherboard.

5. Remove the Speakers and Camera Cables

• Use the tweezers to pull the speaker and camera cables away from the motherboard.

6. Remove Daughterboard and Touchpad Cables

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

7. Remove the WiFi Card Cable

• Gently push up on the Wi-Fi cable with the tweezers.

8. Remove Internal Parts

• Remove 11 screws from the Wi-Fi card, daughterboard, motherboard, hinges and camera.
• Use your hands to gently push the palmrest up about two inches to prevent the hinges from obstructing the removal of the internal parts.
• Use your hands to gently pull up on the internal components to remove them. Note that the motherboard and the Wi-Fi card will come off together.
• To remove the Wi-Fi card from the motherboard, gently pull it away from the motherboard.

9. Remove the Touchpad

• Remove 4 screws. Note that to access 3 of them you will have to remove the black plastic protection.
• Gently push up on the touchpad with the plastic spudger.

10. Remove the Speakers

• Place the plastic spudger into the gap between the speakers and the palmrest and gently push up.

11 . Remove the Palmrest 

• Open the computer to 90° as shown.
• Pull the palmrest away from screen.

12. Remove the Back Cover

• On the right corner closest to the hinges, gently push the plastic spudger into the gap between the touchscreen and the back cover.
• Slowly push up until you hear a click.
• Run the spudger around the edge of the back cover until the touchscreen and the back cover are separated.

13. Remove the Camera and Microphone

• Gently push the plastic spudger under the camera board and slowly push up.
• Do this on both sides of the camera board until it separates from the screen.
• Remove the screw from the microphone.
• Gently push the plastic spudger under the microphone.
• Do this on both sides of the microphone until it separates from the screen.
• To remove the cable from the camera use your hand to pull the cable away from the connector.
• Use the same technique to remove the cable from the microphone.

14. Remove the LCD Cable

• Place the tweezers between the tape and the LCD and carefully peel the tape away.
• Place the plastic spudger under the black tab and gently push up.
• With the tweezers slowly pull the LCD cable away from the connector.

15. Remove the Hinges

• Remove 8 screws from around the hinges.
• Use your hands to gently pull up on the hinges until they separate from the main section.