Introduction
Prerequisites 1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
Tools
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            Remove the two screws (M2.5x5) that secure the base cover to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 
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            New line. Loosen the two captive screws (M2.5x8.5+3.5) that secure the base cover to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly 
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            Loosen the four captive screws (M2.5x1.7+3.3) that secure the base cover to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 
 
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            Using your fingertips, pry open the base cover from the middle of the front edge of base cover, and then pry the left and right sides of the base cover. 
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            Lift the base cover off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 
 
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            Disconnect the battery cable from the system board. 
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            Turn your computer over and press the power button for 20 seconds to drain the flea power 
 
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            Disconnect the battery cable from the system board (applicable only if not disconnected earlier). 
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            Remove the four screws (M2x4) that secure the battery to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 
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            Remove the four screws (M2x3) that secure the battery to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 
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            Lift the battery off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 
 
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            Remove the two screws (M2x4) that secure the thermal shield to the solid-state drive and the system board. 
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            Lift the thermal shield off the solid-state drive. 
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            Slide and lift the solid-state drive off the solid-state drive slot on the system board. 
 
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            Slide to remove the screw mount from the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 
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            Slide the screw mount into the other screw mount slot on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 
 
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            Remove the two screws (M2x4) that secure the thermal shield to the solid-state drive and system board. 
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            Lift the thermal shield off the solid-state drive. 
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            Slide and lift the solid-state drive off the solid-state drive slot on the system board. 
 
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            Slide to remove the screw mount from the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 
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            Slide the screw mount into the other screw mount slot on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 
 
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            Lift the system board Mylar to access the memory module. 
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            Use your fingertips to carefully spread apart the securing-clips on each end of the memory-module slot until the memory modulepops up. 
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            Remove the memory module from the memory-module slot. 
 
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            Remove the screw (M2x4) that secures the wireless-card bracket to the system board and palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 
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            Lift the wireless-card bracket off the wireless card. 
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            Disconnect the antenna cables from the wireless card. 
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            Slide and remove the wireless card from the wireless-card slot. 
 
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            Remove the two screws (M2x4) that secure the rear I/O-cover to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 
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            Remove the two screws (M2.5x5) that secure the rear I/O-cover to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 
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            Disconnect the Tron light cable from the system board. 
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            Firmly grasp the sides of your computer with both hands and push the rubber feet on the rear I/O-cover outwards with yourthumbs to release the rear I/O-cover from the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 
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            Slide the rear I/O-cover away from the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 
 
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            Remove the two screws (M2x4) that secure the USB Type-C port bracket to the system board. 
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            Remove the USB Type-C port bracket from the system board. 
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            Open the latch, and disconnect the display cable from the system board. 
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            Disconnect the Alienhead LED cable from the system board. 
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            Peel the display cable from the system board. 
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            Disconnect the power-adapter port cable from the system board. 
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            Peel the power-adapter port cable from the system board. 
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            Disconnect the I/O-board cable from the system board. 
 
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            Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board. 
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            Open the latch, and disconnect the touchpad cable from the system board. 
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            Open the latch, and disconnect the keyboard-controller board-cable from the system board. 
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            Open the latch, and disconnect the power-button board cable from the USB board. 
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            Open the latch, and disconnect the RGB-IR camera cable from the USB board. 
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            Peel the RGB-IR camera cable from the system board. 
 
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            Remove the eight (M2x4) screws that secure the system board to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. (The USB board and heat sink are attached to the system board.) 
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            Lift the system-board assembly off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. (Before removing the system board, give sufficient time for the heat sink to cool down to avoid injury.) 
 
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            Remove the three screws (M2x2) that secure the power-button bracket to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 
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            Lift the power-button bracket off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 
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            Peel and lift the power button off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly. 
 
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.