- 1). Turn off your laptop and remove the AC power cable.
- 2). Place a towel or small blanket on a flat surface to work on and place your laptop on top of it.
- 3). Open the top of your laptop and pull off the switch plate to your computer. There is a small notch on the right-hand side of your computer, above the keyboard. Gently pry underneath the plate with a flat-head screwdriver to lift it out.
- 4). Unscrew the screws connecting the keyboard and lift the keyboard up. Lay it face down on the front of your laptop. Pull on the flat thick ribbon that is connecting the keyboard to your laptop bringing the ribbon with the keyboard. Remove the keyboard.
- 5). Remove the screws on the inside of the hinge with a Phillips screwdriver. Turn your laptop around and unscrew the screws on the backside of the hinge.
- 6). Unscrew the one screw that is connecting the small aluminum metal plate shield inside your laptop. Lift this plate out and place next to your laptop.
- 7). Pull gently on the ribbon cable inside your computer that is connected to the LCD screen. Disconnect it from the computer leaving it connected to the screen. Lift the LCD screen up and remove it.
- 8). Flip your laptop over to expose the underside again and place it on your workspace. Unscrew the screws connected to the hard drive, which are each marked with a cylinder symbol. Slide out the hard drive.
- 9). Unscrew the rest of the screws from the back of your laptop using a Phillips screwdriver. Lift off the flat plates covering the memory and the wireless card.
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Press your thumb on the small lever on the underside of the laptop holding in the battery and slide it over. If there are two levers, slide both over. Remove the battery. - 11
Slide out the CD/DVD holder and remove it. - 12
Turn your laptop over and remove the ribbon connected to the small touch pad by gently pulling on it. Leave it connected to the motherboard. Lift the top plate of your laptop up and remove it. - 13
Remove the DC power jack from your laptop located at the corner of the board by unscrewing the screws. It will look just like the new replacement power jack. - 14
Place your new power jack into your laptop in the same position as the old power jack. Reassemble your laptop following the steps above in reverse order.
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