STEP 17

Carefully lift up the display assembly and put it aside. I'm not going to take it apart in this guide.

STEP 18

Now it's time to remove the top cover assembly.
Disconnect the speaker cables (red and black wires) from the motherboard.
Unlock touchpad cable connecotor and pull the cable.
Remove five screws marked with red circles.

STEP 19

Start separating the top cover from the notebook base by disengaging the plastic latches in the battery bay. You can use a small flat-head screwdriver.

STEP 20

To separate the top cover and the base I usually use a guitar pick. Insert the guitar pick between the top cover and the base and move it along the edge.

STEP 21

After all plastic latches are disengaged, you can lift up and remove the top cover assembly.

STEP 22

Remove the tape securing the power jack harness and lift up the power jack from the base (top arrow).
Unplug the USB board cable from the motherboard (bottom arrow).

STEP 23

At this step remove two hex studs from the VGA connector on the side of the notebook.

STEP 24

Now you can start removing the motherboard.
Start lifting it up on the right side. You'll have to flex the laptop base in order to release the volume wheel and the audio jacks.
After the volume wheel and the audio jacks are released, you can lift up the right side and remove the motherboard from the notebook base.