STEP 1

Turn the unit upside down and remove the battery.
Remove five screws securing the wireless card card cover and the hard drive cover.
Remove all covers. Remove PC dummy card.

STEP 2

Remove the memory card.
Remove the hard drive disk.
Remove one screw securing the metal brace over the wireless card.
Disconnect the Wi-Fi card cables and remove the card.

STEP 3

Remove one screw securing the DVD drive and slide the DVD drive out of the laptop.

STEP 4

Remove all marked screws on the bottom of the laptop.

STEP 5

Turn the laptop right side up.
Insert a thin object under the securing strip and lift it up. Be careful, it may be very tight. Work with fingers to release plastic latches securing the strip.

STEP 6

Remove the keyboard securing strip.

STEP 7

Remove two screws securing the keyboard.
Press on the lock in the center to release the keyboard.

STEP 8

Lift off the keyboard and disconnect the flat cable on the system board.

STEP 9

Remove two screws securing the display hinges to the laptop base.
Pull the wireless card antenna cables through the opening in the system board.
Disconnect the LCD screen cable on the system board.

STEP 10

Lift the LCD screen assembly off the base and remove it.

Check out screen removal guide.

STEP 11

Remove seven marked screws. One screw on the top would be hidden under the seal.
Disconnect the touchpad flat cable on the system board.

STEP 12

Using a guitar pick, carefully separate the top cover from the base. Move the guitar pick along the top cover edge to release latches.

STEP 13

Lift the top cover off the base and remove it from the base.

STEP 14

Remove two hex screws on the back of the notebook.

STEP 15

Remove three screws securing the system board.
Disconnect the right and left speakers on the system board.

STEP 16

Lift the system board by the left side and carefully remove if from the notebook base.

STEP 17

Remove four screws securing the CPU fans.
Hold the fan assembly and turn the system board over.

STEP 18

Disconnect the CPU fan cables on the system board.
Remove the fan assembly.

STEP 19

Remove four screws with springs securing the heatsink.
Carefully lift the cooling module off the CPU.

STEP 20

As you see the heatsink is completely clogged with lint. Using canned air clean the heatsink.

STEP 21

Turn the CPU lock to unlock position.
Carefully lift off the CPU.

STEP 22

The laptop disassembly is done.