Gateway Lt4004u Back Panel Replacement

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Gateway Lt4004u Back Panel Replacement

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Moderate

Schritte

9

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Keine Schätzung

Einleitung

By using this guide, you will learn how to separate the back panel from the rest of the device. This step is a prerequisite for many other steps, including the RAM, hard drive, and wireless card. This is slightly challenging, but can easily be accomplished by following the steps closely.

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    • Place the laptop face down in front of you.

    • Locate the battery lock switches on the left and right top corners of the bottom of the device indicated by the red circles.

    • Pinch the switches and slide toward the edges of the computer to unlock.

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    • Once the switches have both been unlocked, push the battery upwards away from the rest of the laptop.

    • Remove the battery from the laptop.

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    • Open the laptop so that the screen and keyboard are facing you.

    • Identify the 5 tabs above the function keys in the crevice that attaches the keyboard to the main frame.

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    • Use an opening pick to push each tab away from you.

    • Use an opening tool to push the middle tab until you hear a click. Begin to push the tool downward into the computer and slide the card along the length of the keyboard, as you overcome the five tabs.

    • A clicking sound is normal and no cause for alarm.

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    • Begin to slide the plastic card under the top edge of the keyboard. You will hear popping sounds and the keyboard will eventually be released.

    • Carefully pry the keyboard from the main frame, starting at the top section.

    • Look at the intel sticker in this step and the next to orient your computer with the pictures.

    I cannot get this keyboard out! What’s the trick?

    Seth Lavinder -

    Using a credit card in one of the notches worked for me. With the tab pushed back far enough, there is enough of a gap where you can work the corner of the card in. It doesn’t go in much, but you should be able to slowly slide the card back and forth. As you do, you’ll start to hear the pops as mentioned in the guide. This was the hardest part of the process for me. If you’re still having problems, I’d suggest trying something slightly softer than whatever tool you are using. You want some flexibility that it can work itself into a small spot, but solid enough to slide through that small spot.

    Quentin Hill -

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    • Look at the intel sticker in this step and the previous step to orient your computer with the pictures.

    • Unplug the thin blue connection piece beneath the keyboard. It may pop off on its own while you are prying off the keyboard.

    • The popping noise will not hurt the computer.

    • Once the thin blue plastic has been detached, remove the keyboard from the rest of the laptop.

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    • Locate and unscrew the five screws indicated by the red circles in the picture using a Phillip's #0 screwdriver. All of the screws are 8.0 mm, excluding the top right screw which is shorter. It should be 5.0mm.

    • Each screw should have the word "DOOR" engraved beside or above it.

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    • Hold the computer in your hands and use the tip of your screwdriver or a spudger to push through the bottom right hand hole left by the removed screw. This hole is shown in the picture within a red box.

    • The tip of the screwdriver will push against the bottom casing of the laptop and pop it away from the rest of the frame.

    • There will be a loud cracking noise as the bottom of the computer detaches. You are not breaking it!

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    • Close the laptop and place it in front of you face-down with the hinge connecting the screen and keyboard away from you on the table. Pry the rest of the bottom casing away from the computer, exposing the inside.

    • Note that the laptop in this picture has both been placed upside down and rotated 180 degrees from the previous picture.

Abschluss

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Tinte & Feder

Carlisle Hiott

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