How to Take Apart Notebook

How to take apart notebook of Lenovo, HP Hewlett Packard, Dell, Google Chromebook Pixel, Apple, Asus, Acer, MSI, Samsung and Microsoft.

 In the previous post we learn first 8 steps of How to Disassemble Laptop. On this web page i conjoin 8 more steps for how to take apart notebook. You can learn how to replace notebook system board, how to replace notebook LCD and heatsink.These are cardinal steps for notebook repair and troubleshooting. You can open notebook and replace notebook all hardware.

 

            

STEP 9 How to replace notebook Display LCD.

This is prominent step to take apart notebook display assembly from motherboard.You can find one cable(most probably black colors) from LCD and it is connected to notebook system board. Disconnect the LCD cable from the system board. You can replace notebook LCD Display using this steps.
Remove the screw connecting the notebook LCD cable to the motherboard base.
Disconnect the flat LED board cable from the system motherboard.

STEP 10 How to replace display Hinges.

Carefully lift the display/LCD assembly off the motherboard base.

The display/top cover assembly - LCD assembly and top cover assembly connected by hinges. Laptop display LCD hinges are dominant component for LCD working. This steps of how to take apart notebook direct you in proceeding of how to replace laptop LCD hinges. This step conclude how to replace notebook LCD display.

STEP 11 How to replace notebook hard-disk holder.

Remove the screws securing the notebook Hard Disk holder. Normally there are 4 screws for notebook Hard disk holder.
Remove the Hard disk holder. You have successfully replace hard disk holder. Notebook hard disk holder made up of plastic case.
Disconnect the left and right speaker cables from the system board.

STEP 12 How to Replace Notebook CPU Heatsink Assembly.

Remove five screws securing the heatsink assembly for CPU. And disconnect the fan cable from the main board. There is a fan on CPU for cooling purpose. When CPU fan giving noise or laptop CPU OVERHEAT. You can replace CPU fan and replace CPU Heatsink for notebook repair purpose. You can take apart notebook CPU and replace CPU fan.

STEP 13 How to replace CPU fan.

Carefully take out the heat sink off the CPU. Be sure to put heat sink thermal jel /glue when reconnecting the heat sink. It can affix CPU fan on processor. It negate CPU overheating problem. This is definite steps for laptop troubleshooting. You can use it for how to fix laptop OVERHEATING problem. You have take apart many notebook hardware. This step effectuate how to replace CPU Heatsink assembly.

STEP 14

How to replace notebook System Board / Motherboard.

You need to open notebook and remove many hardware component to open and replace notebook motherboard or system board.

Remove two screws normally at the corner side, connecting the system board to the base.

STEP 15

Now lift of the system board starting from the left side, be careful with the PC card connector.



STEP 16

Remove the system board off the base. You can take apart notebook of HP Hewlett Packard, DELL, Lenovo, Acer, Google Pixelbook go, Apple, Asus, Samsung, LG, Microsoft and Huawei. This Accomplish how to replace LCD hinges, how to replace CPU heatsink and CPU fan. It include how to replace notebook system board,harddisk holder etc. You can continue to How to Open Laptop for remaining steps.

 How to disassemble laptop.

How to disassemble laptops has comprehensively 26 steps. On this page, I embrace 8 steps for how to take apart laptop. You can open laptop of all brand using this disassemble steps to replace hard-disk, RAM, Keyboard and DVD driver..

Hear in detail help for how to open laptop with picture. It is almost same basic method to disassemble laptops like HP Hewlett Packard, Dell, Google Pixelbook, Apple, Asus, Acer, MSI, Samsung and Microsoft etc. It is difficult to explain each type of laptop. I will guide you about how to open a laptop - Toshiba Satellite A60/A65 laptop and replace the system board. For laptop troubleshooting you need meritorious skill for disassemble laptops of various brand. Then only you can fix laptop problems.

Steps for how to disassemble laptop.

STEP 1 How to remove laptop battery and how to disassemble notebook.

Reverse the laptop as shown in the figure. And remove the battery. Open the the screws from back side for the Wi-Fi card cover, the modem card cover, the memory card cover and the hard disk cover. To replace battery follow steps in reverse sequence.

STEP 2 How to remove hard drive, WiFi card, Memory card and Modem card from laptop.

 
Take out the Wi-Fi card cover, the memory card cover, the modem card cover, the hard drive cover. Place them at safe place. This is most basic step to disassemble notebook computer. You can install new hard-disk, you can install modem card, memory card to laptop. From this laptop disassemble steps you can get idea about how to replace hard drive / how to replace Memory card and how to replace Modem and WiFi card of laptop. You can determine how to change laptop hard-disk.

STEP 3 how to replace laptop RAM and to take apart laptop parts.

Remove all screws on the bottom. You will find lots of screws, so dude don’t worry and keep doing. This are very important steps for laptop hardware troubleshooting. You can replace laptop RAM using this steps. Your laptop disassemble process has already started. You can learn how to replace laptop RAM.

STEP 4 How to remove laptop DVD drive to open laptop fully.

You may require to Open the DVD drive with a paper clip.
Carefully take out the DVD drive from the notebook computer. In most of the computer one screw from the back site of the laptop fix the DVD Drive. So you have to remove all the screw from the bottom of the laptop. Now you can remove laptop DVD drive. Removing DVD drive, RAM, keyboard is a part of disassemble laptop. This include how to separate laptop component hardware. You can learn How to remove DVD drive of laptop.

STEP 5 How to replace laptop keyboard.

Now as shown in the figure. Insert a thin object under the securing strip(keyboard bezel) and lift it up. Be careful, it may be very tight(there are no screw at keyboard bezel in most of the cases). Laptop keyboard is most frequent replaced hardware. You can replace faulty laptop keyboard and install new keyboard to notebook. For that you need to open laptop keyboard. Separate keyboard from laptop mother board.

STEP 6
Take out the securing strip(keyboard bezel). Keyboard security strips is made of of plastic material and it is brittle. Do not twist laptop keyboard strips.

STEP 7
Now you can see two screws securing the keyboard and these screws are easily visible remove those screws. This is final step to open keyboard from laptop.

STEP 8
Now careful laptop keyboard is connected with flate ribbon cable to the system board. Disconnect the keyboard cable from the main board and remove the keyboard. This conclude how to replace laptop keyboard. This steps are cover under how to remove all hardware from laptops. Continue to remaining steps for How to Take Apart Notebook Laptop.

How to Open a Laptop.

 How to Open Laptop has total 26 steps. I epilogue here steps 17 to 26 for how to Disassemble laptop. How to separate all notebook hardware and take apart notebook all hardware component. You can learn How to replace Modem card, how to replace system board and how to replace video card fan. You can replace gaming graphics card and steps for how to replace  CPU processor. These tactics useful for laptop troubleshooting for Lenovo, HP Hewlett Packard, Dell, Google laptop, Apple, Asus, Acer Allview gamebook, gigabyte, LG, Nokia, Optima and MSI Micro Star International.

Continue How to Open Laptop to separate all hardware.

   

STEP 17 How to replace Notebook Modem card.

Modem card is still connected to the system board with screws securing the modem card. If you want you can remove modem card. It is advisable to separate modem card. steps completed for how to replace modem card.

STEP 18 How to replace Optical drive holder.

Remove the screw securing the optical drive holder.The screw is hidden under the black tape. Take out optical driver holder. You can also replace optical drive using this steps.

STEP 19
Remove the optical drive holder. This is essential steps for how to replace optical drive holder. Now a days optical drive is less used hardware But you can change optical drive following procedure.

STEP 20 How to replace PC card connector. 

Remove four screws securing the card bus connector (PC card connector). Remove four screws to replace PC card connector. for system board replacement you need to remove PC card connector.

STEP 21 How to replace CPU processor.

Turn the system board right side up. This is requisite steps for CPU replacement.
Carefully remove the card bus connector.

STEP 22

Unlock the CPU and lift it off the system board. CPU is locked on system board. Lift up thin pin to unlock CPU for replacement. This is integral steps  to replace system board. This terminus steps for how to replace CPU Processor.

STEP 23 How to replace Gaming video chip card.

Turn the system board upside down.
Remove two screws securing the video chip fan.

STEP 24
Remove the fan cable on the system board.
Remove the video chip fan. You will find gaming graphics card on laptop. You can get many gaming laptop of high configuration. You can replace graphics card.

STEP 25 Replace system board.

Hay great techie guy, you have done it. This summit how to open a laptop and separate all hardware of laptop. This helps you in notebook repairs and to replace notebook hardware.

Follow the steps in reverse direction completes you about how to assemble laptop.