﻿Note: The following video depicts a specific configuration of the notebook.
The same removal and replacement procedures apply to all configurations of the notebook.
Before you begin: Remove the top cover and solid state drive (if installed).
Removal
IMPORTANT: Ensure the battery cable is disconnected from its connector on the system board.
IMPORTANT: Make careful note of the routing of all cables for later replacement.
Remove the power button board ribbon cable from the adhesive that secures it to the fan.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the power button board ZIF connector
and disconnect the power button board ribbon cable from the system board.
CAUTION! ZIF connectors are easily damaged.
Use extreme care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the touchscreen ZIF connector
and disconnect the touchscreen cable from the system board.
CAUTION! Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and cable.
Remove the touchscreen cable from the routing channel on the fan.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the display panel ZIF connector
and disconnect the display panel cable from the system board.
CAUTION! Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and cable.
IMPORTANT: Make careful note of which wireless antenna cable is connected to each terminal
on the wireless module for later replacement.
Carefully disconnect the wireless antenna cables from the wireless module
by grasping the connectors with a small pair of needle nose pliers or tweezers.
CAUTION! Use care when disconnecting the wireless antenna cables from the wireless module.
A damaged cable or connector can degrade notebook performance.
Disconnect the power connector cable from its connector on the system board.
IMPORTANT: Do not grasp the cables when disconnecting a cable from a connector.
Apply even pressure on each side of the cable connector and pull directly away from the connector.
Disconnect the speaker cable from its connector on the system board.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the primary storage drive ZIF connector
and disconnect the primary storage drive ribbon cable from the system board.
CAUTION! Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the USB board ZIF connector
and disconnect the USB board ribbon cable from the system board.
CAUTION! Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Remove the two 4 mm P1 Phillips-head screws that secure the fan to the base enclosure.
Remove the three 4 mm P1 Phillips-head screws that secure the system board to the base enclosure.
Lift the left edge of the system board off of the alignment pins
and guide the audio jack out of the cut out in the base enclosure.
Remove the system board.
Replacement
Note: Before installing a new system board,
remove the following from the old system board and install on the new system board:
Memory Module Shield
Memory Module(s)
Fan/Heat Sink Assembly
Wireless Module
Toe the audio jack on the system board into the cut out in the base enclosure
and lower the system board onto its alignment pins.
CAUTION! Ensure that all cables are free from being pinched
between the system board and base enclosure.
Replace the three 4 mm P1 Phillips-head screws that secure the system board to the base enclosure.
Replace the two 4 mm P1 Phillips-head screws that secure the fan to the base enclosure.
Insert the USB board ribbon cable into the USB board ZIF connector on the system board
and press the locking bar down to lock the cable into place.
CAUTION! Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Insert the primary storage drive ribbon cable
into the primary storage drive ZIF connector on the system board
and press the locking bar down to lock the cable into place.
CAUTION! Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Connect the speaker cable into its connector on the system board.
Connect the power connector cable into its connector on the system board
and route it through the routing channel.
Reconnect the wireless antenna cables to the wireless module.
CAUTION! Use care when connecting the wireless antenna cables to the wireless module.
A damaged cable or connector can degrade notebook performance.
Insert the display panel cable into the display panel ZIF connector on the system board
and press the locking bar down to lock the cable into place.
CAUTION! Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and cable.
Insert the touchscreen cable into the touchscreen ZIF connector on the system board
and press the locking bar down to lock the cable into place.
CAUTION! Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and cable.
Route the touchscreen cable through the routing channel on the fan.
Insert the power button board ribbon cable
into the power button board ZIF connector on the system board
and press the locking bar down to lock the cable into place.
CAUTION! Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Apply pressure to the length of the power button board ribbon cable to adhere it to the fan.
IMPORTANT: After system board replacement,
be sure to complete post-installation tasks as required that may include:
Verifying functionality of the notebook
Updating the BIOS
Updating DMI and other settings
Injecting Microsoft Windows 8 Digital Product Keys