Removal
Base Cover
Identify the base cover highlighted in blue.
Loosen the captive screws that secure the base cover.
Pry the base cover to release it from the system - pry from the recess areas near the hinges.
Lift the right side of the base cover and remove it off the palmrest and keyboard assembly.
Battery Cable
Identify the battery cable highlighted in blue.
Disconnect the battery cable from the system board.
Press and hold the power button for 10 seconds to ground the system and remove residual static electricity.
Display Cables
Identify the display cables highlighted in blue.
Disconnect the display cable from the system board and unroute from the guides on the system fan.
Disconnect the VGA board cable and unroute from the guides on the system fan.
Display assembly
Identify the display assembly highlighted in blue.
Peel off the tape securing the WLAN cables from the system board.
Remove the screws that secure the left and right hinges to the system.
Lift the hinges up from the system - may require a little force.
Lift the system (palmrest & keyboard assembly) until it separates from the hinges and remove.
Power button board
Identify the power button board highlighted in blue.
Peel the cable from the system to unroute.
Remove the screw that secures the power button board.
Remove the power button board from the system.
Install
Power button board
Identify the power button board location highlighted in blue.
Install the power button board into the slot on the system.
Install the screw that secures the power button board.
Display assembly
Position the display with the hinges open to the maximum.
Install the system (palmrest and keyboard assembly) under the hinges on the display assembly.
Press the hinges down to the system - aligning the screw holes.
Install the screws that secure the left and right hinges to the system.
Adhere the tape to secure the WLAN cables to the system board.
Display Cables
Identify the display cables highlighted in blue.
Route the VGA board cable through the routing guides on the fan and connect the cable to the system board.
Route the display cable through the routing guides on the fan and connect the display cable, closing the latch to secure.
Battery Cable
Identify the battery cable location highlighted in blue.
Connect the battery cable to the connector on the system board.
Base Cover
Identify the base cover location highlighted in blue.
Place the base cover on the system, installing the left side first over the VGA port. Press until it clicks into place.
Tighten the captive screws that secure the base cover to the palmrest and keyboard assembly.