STEP 7

Remove all screws that secured the notebook base to the top cover.

STEP 8

Turn the notebook over.
Now we are going to remove the keyboard bezel. You can use a flathead screwdriver. Insert it between the bezel and the base and carefully lift up. It's pretty easy to remove the keyboard bezel on this notebook.

STEP 9

Remove the keyboard bezel.

STEP 10

Remove three screws and a metal holder (in the middle) securing the keyboard.
Lift up the keyboard from the base and place it upside down on the palmrest.
Be careful, the keyboard cable is still attached to the motherboard.

STEP 11

Remove two screws securing the metal plate over the keyboard connector and remove the plate.
The right screw also secures the DVD drive. So if you don't plan removing the keyboard and only replacing the DVD drive, remove only the right screw.

STEP 12

Connectors under the plate are covered with a tape. Remove the tape from the connectors.
Carefully open the keyboard cable connector on the motherboard by moving the lock (brown piece in my case) 2-3 millimeters in the direction shown by the red arrow. After the connector is open, pull the cable and remove the keyboard.
BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THE KEYBOARD CONNECTOR.

STEP 13

Push on the back of the DVD drive with a sharp object, as it shown on the photo and slide the DVD drive from the laptop.
Remove the DVD drive.