How to Dismantle a Laptop
Dismantling a laptop can be a very fun and intriguing process, but it takes plenty of patience and care. These steps are meant to be used to make the process more successful, so when you decide to put the laptop back together, it will still work.
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Instructions
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Turn off your laptop, shut the lid and disconnect from the power supply to prevent injury.
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Turn the laptop upside down to remove all covers. Find the battery and the CD/DVD-Rom drive, and start removing it. Remove both with delicate care.
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Take your screwdriver and remove the screws securing the memory cover. Then take the screws securing the laptop hard drive out.
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Remove the laptop memory module. Take the hard drive and slide it to the right. This will disconnect it from the system board. After you're done with this, you can remove the hard drive.
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Take out all marked screws on the bottom of the laptop. Make sure to keep track of them so you know which screw goes into what when reassembling the laptop.
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Insert your screwdriver under the keyboard securing strip. Do this step with the utmost care, especially when you start to lift up because not doing so could ruin your computer. Manually continue removing the strip. Remember that the strip has a control board attached to it which you don't want to damage; otherwise, it will render your keyboard inoperable. Taking out the keyboard strip takes the most time in the dismantling process so be very patient.
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Turn over the keyboard strip and disconnect the LED board cable from the control board.
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