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Turning notebook upside down
Removing battery
Removing hard drive & memory modules cover
Removing second hard drive cover
Removing memory modules
Removing hard drive
Disconnecting hard drive cable from motherboard
Switch cover and keyboard removal
First group of screws - 3 screws
Second group of screws - 3 screws
Third group of screws - 4 screws
Removing keyboard and switch cover after all screw are removed
Turn a notebook over
Begin with switch cover / sensor panel
Unscrew the keyboard - 4 screws
Disconnecting keyboard cable from ZIF connector
(ZIF - Zero Insertion Force)
Continue with switch cover & sensor panel removal
Disconnect panel from two LIF connectors
(LIF - Low Insertion Force)
Remove speaker assembly
Removing display assembly
Disconnecting data cable
Disconnecting microphone/webcam cable
Turn notebook upside down
Disconnecting two WLAN cables
Turn notebook over
Take out WLAN cables
Unscrew display - 4 screws
Support display with your hand while unscrewing
Removing top cover
Turn notebook over
First group of screws - 3 screws
Removing front panel
Second group of screws - 4 screws
Removing front panel
Third group of screws - 3 screws
Removing front panel
Fourth group of screws - 3 screws
Continue to remove front panel
First disconnect touchpad
Removing front panel
Upper side
First group of screws - 4 screws
Removing front panel
Upper side
Second group of screws - 4 screws
NOT this screw
This one
Removing front panel
Upper side
Third group of screws - 2 screws
Take off CD-ROM (1 screw)
Taking off front panel - disconnecting one of the connectors
Taking off front panel
Start from upper side
It could be difficult to lift up panel
Completely remove panel
Pull out multimedia control unit
Taking off USB and subwoofer blocks
Taking them both off together
Unscrew 3 screws
Unscrew one screw from USB block
Taking off connector from subwoofer to system board
Removing connector from USB to system board
Removing subwoofer assembly
System board removing
Start from power connector
There are two of them - upper big and lower small
Upper one is easier to handle first
Remove audio plugs connector
LIF connector
Unscrew motherboard screws
You could see additional screws depending on configuration of your notebook
Turn over
WLAN adapter - 2 screws
Remove WLAN adapter
Turn over
Remove motherboard raising its right side first
Dicsonnect remaining power connector
Continue to remove system board
Lift up ant take off
Motherboard with cooling system
Disconnect cooler connector
Remove cooling system - 6 screws
Cooling system