STEP 17

In this part we are going to remove the motherboard, power jack, heat sink, CPU and fan.

STEP 18

Remove the sticky tape securing one cable and unplug both cables pointed with red arrows.

STEP 19

These three screws secure the motherboard to the bottom case. Remove them.

STEP 20

Start removing the motherboard from the left side and carefully lift it up from the case.

STEP 21

These two screws securing the cooling fan. Remove both screws and turn the motherboard over.

STEP 22

Unplug the RTC battery.
Unplug the modem cable and remove the cable.

STEP 23

Remove three screws from the heatsink and remove it.
Unplug the fan cable from the motherboard and remove the fan.

STEP 24

The final step would be removing the CPU.
Unlock the CPU socket by turning the screw on the socket into "Open" position and lift up the CPU.
Do not forget to apply new thermal grease on the CPU when you assemble the laptop.