Removal
Base Cover
Identify the base cover highlighted in blue.
Loosen the screws that secure the base cover to the palm rest assembly.
Remove the screws that secure the base cover to the palm rest assembly.
Pry the base cover starting from the top left corner at the hinge and continuing on all sides to loosen it from the palm rest assembly.
Remove the base cover from the palm rest 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 Assembly
Identify the display assembly highlighted in blue.
Peel the tape that secures the display cable to the latch on the system board.
Lift the latch and disconnect the display cable from the system board.
Unroute the display cable from the routing guide on the palm rest assembly.
Open the display assembly to a 180 degree angle and place the system on a clean, flat surface as shown.
Remove the screws that secure the left and right display hinges to the palm rest assembly.
Gently lift the display assembly off the palm rest assembly.
I/O Board
Identify the I/O board highlighted in blue.
Remove the screws that secures the left display hinge to the palm rest assembly.
Open the left display hinge at an angle of 90 degrees.
Remove the screw that secures the I/O board to the palm rest assembly.
Slide and remove the I/O board from the palm rest assembly.
Power Button
Identify the power button with optional fingerprint reader cable highlighted in blue.
Remove the screw that secures the power button to the palm rest assembly.
Remove the power button along with optional fingerprint reader cable off the palm rest assembly.
Install
Power Button
Identify the power button with optional fingerprint reader cable location highlighted in blue.
Install the power button with optional fingerprint reader cable into the slot on the palm rest assembly.
Install the screw that secures the power button to the palm rest assembly.
I/O Board
Identify the I/O board location highlighted in blue.
Slide and place the I/O board on the palm rest assembly.
Install the screw that secures the I/O board to the palm rest assembly.
Close the left display hinge and align it with the screw holes.
Install the screws that secures the left display hinge to the palm rest assembly.
Display Assembly
Identify the display assembly location highlighted in blue.
Place the display assembly on the palm rest assembly.
Install the screws that secure the left and right display hinges to the palm rest assembly.
Close the display assembly and place the system on a clean, flat surface with the palm rest assembly facing up.
Route the display cable through the routing guide on the palm rest assembly.
Connect the display cable to the system board and close the latch to secure.
Adhere the tape that secures the display cable to the latch on the system board.
Battery Cable
Identify the battery cable location highlighted in blue.
Connect the battery cable to the system board.
Base Cover
Identify the base cover location highlighted in blue.
Align the base cover and press the edges of the cover until it clicks into place.
Tighten the screws that secure the base cover to the palm rest assembly.
Install the screws that secure the base cover to the palm rest assembly.