3. Pry open the right-display hinge.
4. Peel the tape that secures the display-cable bracket to the system board.
5. Remove the screw (M2x3) that secures the display-cable bracket to the system board.
6. Lift the display-cable bracket off the system board.
7. Peel the tape that secures the display-cable connector latch to the system board.
8. Lift the latch and disconnect the display-cable from the connector on the system board.
9. Lift the latch and disconnect the power-button with fingerprint-reader cable form the system board.
10. Disconnect the coin-cell battery from the system board.
11. Lift the I/O-board cable-connector latch and disconnect the I/O-board cable from the system board.
12. Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board.
13. Lift the latch and disconnect the touchpad cable from the system board.
14. Lift the latch and disconnect the keyboard cable from the system board.
15. Lift the latch and disconnect the keyboard-backlight cable from the system board.
16. Lift the system board from the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
Installing the system board
Prerequisites
If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation process.
About this task
The following image(s) indicate the location of the system board and provides a visual representation of the installation
procedure.
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Removing and installing components