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Step 3Remove The Cover...
The next step is to remove the cover.
Examine around the screen. Look at all the metal and plastic parts. In some cases, the screws will be obvious. In others, you my have to remove stickers or rubber plugs to access them. Failing to find them, do a Google search for a take-apart instruction for your specific computer.
In this case, there were four obvious 1.5 allen screws on the sides. So I just remove them.
Note that I put my screws into an old ice cube tray. This is a handy way of keeping the screws in order of the steps they were removed. Makes putting things back together much easier.
This computer's cover was also snapped together. Using the prying tools, first separate the tabs holding across the top and work around and down the sides. The cover should just fall away.
Judging from the distorted tape and plethora of fingerprints, I'd say someone's been here before!
Examine around the screen. Look at all the metal and plastic parts. In some cases, the screws will be obvious. In others, you my have to remove stickers or rubber plugs to access them. Failing to find them, do a Google search for a take-apart instruction for your specific computer.
In this case, there were four obvious 1.5 allen screws on the sides. So I just remove them.
Note that I put my screws into an old ice cube tray. This is a handy way of keeping the screws in order of the steps they were removed. Makes putting things back together much easier.
This computer's cover was also snapped together. Using the prying tools, first separate the tabs holding across the top and work around and down the sides. The cover should just fall away.
Judging from the distorted tape and plethora of fingerprints, I'd say someone's been here before!
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Jan 24, 2007. 9:23 PMcablemonkey
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This is KEY. A screw tray, as well as keeping track of which screws came from where will save your butt when it comes to re-assembly. If you have a disassembly guide, print it, and number each screw size as it comes out. Put a number tag in with the screws. Makes it so much easier, you'll wonder how you managed before. Muffin tins also make great screw trays, as do compartmented trays, like 'tackle' boxes.
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Jul 8, 2009. 11:11 AMpowduck
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I did this replacement a few years ago on my daughter's. I ended up using small Dixie cups and put them 1 inside the other as I moved through the steps. That way if, Heaven forbid, I screwed up and knocked the cups over or off the table I woud only loose 1 cup's worth of screws.
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