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Difficulty Moderate. Steps Time Required 10 - 45 minutes. Sections 5. Flags 0. Step 1 Keyboard. Add a comment. Add Comment Cancel. Step 2. Step 3. Step 4. Step 5. Time Required. Suggest a time??
Insert your index fingers inside the expansion bays and search for the two ribbed tabs on the underside of the upper case. The tabs are located near the bottom corners of the keyboard. Pull the keyboard forward to disengage the tabs holding it in back and rotate it toward you. This is a diagram of the ribbon clamp connectors you will disconnect in the next step. Disconnect the two keyboard connectors by disengaging the clamps and pulling the ribbons directly upward.
Slide a spudger downward between each plastic strain relief cable and the wall of the case in order to bow out the cable beyond the small tab holding it in place. One screw is shorter than the other.
When putting the Wallstreet back together, this screw goes in the middle of the heat shield. Unscrew, but do not remove, the single Phillips screw from the hard drive bracket. Use a spudger, the tips of your fingers, or a flat non-metal tool to pry up the processor's right side. The processor and RAM can be removed as a unit. It is not necessary to remove the RAM from the processor. There are two tabs on the left side of the processor that fit into slots on the metal framework. Make sure these tabs are in the slots.
You can now replace the inverter cable. To remove the inverter board, locate the inverter cable as shown. Pull the inverter cable from the inverter board. Page 18 The LCD will now lift up and out of the front display bezel. To replace, simply place the new LCD with backlight into the display bezel, and follow the directions in reverse.
Page 19 Trackpad Removal Remove keyboard, heat sync, modem, processor, hard drive, and display first Remove the four torx screws as shown. Also, pull up on the orange PMU cable as shown so it is not connected to the motherboard.
Turn the unit over, and remove the 8 torx screws as shown from the bottom casing. Page 20 Undo the cable connecting the sound board and the trackpad as shown. Hold down the sound board and gently pull up on the cable.
It will come out easily. Do not use excessive force. If the trackpad is having problems coming off, make sure it is not caught on the latch next to the PMU cable as shown. There are five different orange ribbon connections that must be undone. Lift the board up as shown, and then using either your flathead screwdriver or a fingernail, undo all of the connections. Page 22 Charger Board Replacement Remove keyboard, heat sync, modem, processor, hard drive, display, and trackpad first Remove the one torx screw as shown.
Then, grab the charger board as shown, and gently wiggle it out of its connector. The board should come out with ease. Place the board on a static free surface.
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