Steps: 13
Difficulty: ★★☆☆
Tools Needed: Plastic Spudger, Tweezers, Phillips Head Screwdriver
1. Remove the Palmrest
- Remove 10 screws from around the bottom cover.
- Push the plastic spudger into the space between the palmrest and the 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
- Use the tweezers to lift the black tabs on the connectors.
- Use the tweezers to pull the palmrest and touchpad cables 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 lift the black tab on the connector.
- Gently pull the LCD cable away from the motherboard.
5. Remove the WiFi Card Cable
- Use the tweezers to gently pull the cables up from the Wi-Fi connector.
6. Remove the Daughterboard Cable
- Use the tweezers to lift the tab on the connector.
- Pull the daughterboard cable away from the motherboard.
7. Remove the Speaker Cable
- Use the tweezers to pull the speaker cable away from the motherboard.
8. Remove the DC Jack
- Use the tweezers to pull the DC Jack away from the motherboard.
Now that all of the cables are disconnected the computer can be disassembled.
9. Remove Internal Parts
- Remove 12 screws from the inside of the Chromebook.
- Use your hands to gently pull the daughterboard, motherboard, and battery away.
- Use the plastic spudger to separate the speakers from the bottom cover before removing them.
10. Remove the Bezel
- Remove the 2 screws from under the stickers on the left and right sides of the bezel.
- Press the spudger into the space between the bezel and the back cover until you hear a click.
- Run the spudger along the edge of the hinge cover to separate the parts.
11. Remove the LCD Cable and the Screen
- Remove 12 screws from the LCD assembly.
- 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.
- Use the tweezers to remove the touch connection from the module.
12. Remove the Hinges
- Gently pull the hinges away from the back cover.
13. Remove the Camera and Microphone
- Gently push the plastic spudger under the camera.
- Slowly push up on both sides until it separates from the back cover.
- To remove the cable, use the tweezers to pull the cable away from the camera.