Disassembly
2 - 18 Removing and Installing the Mainboard
2.Disassembly
Removing and Installing the Mainboard
Mainboard Removal Procedure
1. Turn off the computer, remove the battery (page 2 - 5), HDD (page 2 - 6), RAM (page 2 - 8), CPU (page 2 - 10),
ODD (page 2 - 16), and keyboard (page 2 - 17).
2. Carefully separate the top and bottom case at point and slide along the direction of the arrows
& (Figure
13a).
3. Lift the top case from the bottom case of the computer
(Figure 13b).
4. Remove screws - (Figure 13c) on the mainboard from the computer.
5. The mainboard (Figure 13d) can be removed from the computer.
4. Top Case Module
8. Mainboard
•3 Screws
Figure 13
Mainboard Module
Removal
a. Separate the top and
bottom case.
b. Lift the top case.
c. Remove the screws.
d. Remove the mainboard.