STEP 9

Now it's time for a fun part. Remove all screws marked with a red circle and mark them somehow so you are not confused during the laptop reassembly.

STEP 10

Turn the laptop over and start removing the keyboard bezel. You can use a flathead screwdriver for this step.

STEP 11

After you successfully disengaged all plastic latches, lift up and remove the keyboard bezel.

STEP 12

Remove two screws marked with a red circle and carefully lift up the keyboard. Be careful, because you still have a keyboard cable connected to the motherboard.

STEP 13

Turn the keyboard over and place it on the palmrest.
Remove one screw securing a metal cover over the keyboard connector.

STEP 14

Turn the keyboard over again and place it so you can access the connector on the motherboard.
Before you pull the cable and remove the keyboard, do not forget to unlock the connector by moving the lock (brown part, hard to see on the photo) away from the base (white part pointed with a red arrow) about 2-3 millimeters.
After the connector is open, pull the cable and remove the keyboard. BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THE KEYBOARD CONNECTOR.

STEP 15

Disconnect two cables connecting the laptop speakers to the motherboard and remove the cables from its route on the top cover.
Remove two screws securing the laptop speakers. To remove the speakers, slide the left speaker to the left and the right speaker to the right.

STEP 16

Disconnect the switch board cable from the motherboard (be careful with the connector).
Remove two screws securing the switch board and remove it.

STEP 17

Now it's time to remove the laptop palmrest with the touchpad.
Remove two screws securing the palmrest.
Disconnect the touchpad cable from the motherboard, the connector is really small.