1. Follow the procedure in
Before working inside your computer
.
2. Remove the
base cover
.
3. Disconnect the battery cable from the connector on the system board.
4. Remove the
memory module
.
5. Remove the
PCIe SSD
.
6. Remove the
WLAN card
.
7. Remove the
WWAN card
.
8. Remove the
heat sink assembly
.
9. Remove the
system board
.
10. Disconnect the cables from the palmrest end:
a. keyboard cable [1]
b. keyboard backlight cable [2] , USH Board cable(Optional)
c. Touchpad and USH board cables [3,4]
11. To remove the keyboard assembly:
NOTE:
To identify the screws, see
screw list
a. Remove the 18 (M2.0 x 2.5) screws that secure the keyboard [1].
b. Lift the keyboard assembly from the chassis [2].
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