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

1. Remove the Palmrest

• Remove 10 screws from around the bottom cover. Note that 4 of them are behind the rubber feet.
• 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

• Use the plastic spudger 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 plastic spudger to lift the black tabs on the connectors.
• Use the tweezers to pull the LCD cables away from the motherboard.

5. Remove the Wi-Fi Card Cable

• Use the tweezers to gently pull the cables up from the Wi-Fi connector.

6. Remove the Daughterboard Cable

• Use the plastic spudger to lift the black tabs on the connectors.
• Use the tweezers to pull the daughterboard cables away from the motherboard.

7. Remove the Speaker and DC Jack Cables

• Use the plastic spudger to pull the speaker and DC jack cables away from the motherboard.

8. Remove the Internal Parts

• Remove 24 screws from the inside of the chromebook. Note that 1 screw is behind the Lenovo sticker.
• Use your hands remove the LCD assembly.
• 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.

9. Remove the Bezel

• Remove the two screws from the corners nearest to the hinges.
• On the right top corner, gently push the plastic spudger into the gap between the bezel and the back cover.
• Slowly push up until you hear a click.
• Run the spudger around the edge of the bezel until the bezel and the back cover are separated.

10.  Remove the Screen

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

11. Remove the LCD Cable

• 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.

12. Remove the Hinges

• Remove four 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.

13. Remove the camera and microphone

• Gently push the plastic spudger in the gap between the back cover and the camera.
• Push up very slowly on both sides until they separate.
• Remove the cable from the camera, use your hand to carefully pull the cable away from the camera.