Gateway 600YG2 System Board Replacement

Flip the laptop over. Slide the battery release tap to the right with your index finger.

Pull the battery cover and the battery out with your index finger.

Slide release and push button to eject drive

Pull drive out.

Unscrew 1 captive screw holding hard drive cover on.

slide hard drive to the right and remove.

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Insert the spudger between the "sysrq" and "ins" keys.

Lift the power button panel gently located above the F12 key. Beginning with the right to the left, using a spudger (optional).

Take out and remove 5 screws with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Lift the hinge covers along the outer edges with the spudger until they become released.

Unplug the LCD from the system board gently.

Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove 6 screws that hold the LCD to the hinge.

Remove the cable by gently pulling it out while holding down the LCD.

Remove the 5 screws holding the keyboard in place.

Follow the black ribbon cable to the connector and gently pull straight up.

Unscrew the four captive screws.

Unplug the fan from the system and pull it out. The fan unit should slide forward before coming free.

Remove the 13 screws from the bottom of the computer as indicated in the picture.

Remove the 2 indicated screws

remove the following 4 screws from the back of the case

Lift the plug holding the mouse ribbon about 1/16 inch or until it stops

remove the ribbon

Insert your spudger between the upper and lower case at the drive bay closest to the battery.

Carefully and slowly go around the entire case unseating all plastic clips holding the upper case to the lower case.

Lift the upper case free about 1/4 inch high

At the rear of the case is one last connecting wire. Unplug it and remove the upper case

Remove 8 screws from drive bays.

Remove 6 5mm hex nuts from back of laptop.

Remove screw

Slide metal clip into battery bay

Remove two screws.

Hard drive extension should lift out from system board.

Remove 4 screws holding left speaker for ease of access to connectors and external sound board.

Remove screw and unplug speakers from external sound board.

Lift external soundboard away from system board and remove.

Unplug audio DJ

Unplug System status light board

Starting on the right side of case gently lift and slide system board till it comes free of lower case.