STEP 1

Start laptop disassembly with removing the battery.

STEP 2

Remove three screws securing the memory cover, the modem cover and the hard drive disk cover.
Remove all covers from the laptop.

STEP 3

Remove the memory module (if you have any).
Pull the hard drive out of the laptop.
If you want, you can remove the modem card now. (I'll do it later, when I remove the sound card).

STEP 4

Remove four screws securing the display assembly bottom cover.

STEP 5

Remove the display assembly bottom cover from the laptop.

STEP 6

Remove two screws securing the metal plate over the LCD connector and lift it off.

STEP 7

Remove the tape covering the Bluetooth module with connectors.

STEP 8

Carefully disconnect the Bluetooth module antenna. (If you going to remove the system board, you have to remove the Bluetooth module first).
Disconnect the display cable on the system board.

STEP 9

Remove all marked with red circles screws on the bottom of the laptop.

STEP 10

Turn the laptop right side up.
Using a sharp object, lift up the keyboard securing strip.

STEP 11

Remove the keyboard securing strip.

STEP 12

Remove two screws on the top of the keyboard.
Lift up the keyboard and place it up side down on the palmrest.

STEP 13

Disconnec the keyboard cable on the system board.

STEP 14

Remove the memory module.
Remove the tape covering the wireless card antenna cables, disconnect antenna cables and remove the card.

STEP 15

Disconnect the tablet on-off mode switch cable on the system board.
Remove two screws securing the top cover assembly to the laptop base.

STEP 16

Rotate the screen, so you can access one more screw.
Remove the screw seal and remove the screw.

STEP 17

Now you can lift up the top cover / display assembly starting from the back of the laptop.

STEP 18

Before you remove the top cover / display assembly, disconnect the soundboard cable on the soundboard.

STEP 19

Remove the top cover / display assemlby.

STEP 20

Before you remove the soundboard, you have to remove the modem card.

STEP 21

Turn the laptop upside down.
Remove two screws securing the modem card.
Lift up the modem card and disconnect the cable on the modem.

STEP 22

Remove three screws securing the soundboard.
Disconnect the flat cable on the soundboard.
Disconnect the speaker cable on the soundboard.

STEP 23

Carefully remove the soundboard from the laptop.
Now you can replace the soundboard.

STEP 24

When you get inside the laptop, it's always a great idea to clean up the heatsink and the CPU fan.
Remove two screws securing a metal plate over the heatsink and lift up the heatsink from the CPU.

STEP 25

This heatsink almost 100% clogged with lint. Clean it up with a canned air.
A clogged heatsink can cause the CPU overheating.

STEP 26

I'm not going to disassemble laptop any further.
From this point you can proceed with laptop disassembly on your own.