Difficulty

Easy

Steps

6

Time Required

                          5 - 10 minutes

Sections

2

  • Top Assembly
  • 4 steps
  • RAM
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Top Assembly
  • Remember to power off the device before removing any parts.
  • Position the laptop so that the bottom enclosure is facing upward.
  • Use a Phillips #0 Screwdriver to remove the ten 1.9mm screws holding the bottom enclosure in place.
  • Use an opening tool to carefully pry up the rubber pads.
  • Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two screws under the rubber pads, which secure the keyboard.

Remember to power off the device before removing any parts.

Position the laptop so that the bottom enclosure is facing upward.

Use a Phillips #0 Screwdriver to remove the ten 1.9mm screws holding the bottom enclosure in place.

Use an opening tool to carefully pry up the rubber pads.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two screws under the rubber pads, which secure the keyboard.

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Step 2

              Remove Keyboard
  • Flip the laptop over and swing open the display.
  • Lift the edge of the keyboard closest to the trackpad up.
  • Carefully disconnect keyboard ribbon cable from the laptop.
  • Remove the keyboard.

Flip the laptop over and swing open the display.

Lift the edge of the keyboard closest to the trackpad up.

Carefully disconnect keyboard ribbon cable from the laptop.

Remove the keyboard.

Step 3

  • Remove the two screws securing the midframe.

Remove the two screws securing the midframe.

Step 4

  • Grab the front edge of the top assembly and lift it up carefully.
  • There are three ribbon cables that attach the top assembly to the motherboard. Lift carefully to avoid damaging them.
  • Gently slide the three ribbon cables out of their slots.
  • Remove the top assembly completely by pulling it off of the device.

Grab the front edge of the top assembly and lift it up carefully.

There are three ribbon cables that attach the top assembly to the motherboard. Lift carefully to avoid damaging them.

Gently slide the three ribbon cables out of their slots.

Remove the top assembly completely by pulling it off of the device.

Step 5

              RAM
  • Locate the RAM module.
  • Locate the tabs on both sides of the RAM module
  • Spread both tabs outward at the same time in order to release the RAM module.

Locate the RAM module.

Locate the tabs on both sides of the RAM module

Spread both tabs outward at the same time in order to release the RAM module.

Step 6

  • Grab the RAM module and carefully pull it out from its position.

Grab the RAM module and carefully pull it out from its position.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Iver Antelo - Mar 26, 2018

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Excelente… easy and simply.

Kyle Brock - Nov 16, 2022

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At Step 3. Replace the memory now that it is exposed. You don’t have to do steps 4-5, I don’t think you have to remove the 10 small screws either.

Just the Philips under the foot tabs and carefully remove the keyboard, pull the tabs back that secure the memory and replace with new memory.