Einleitung

In this guide, you will learn how to remove the motherboard of the Google Pixelbook in order to fix a faulty motherboard, ram, storage, and or processor.

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    • Use the iFixit opening tools or a metal spudger to pry the rubber covers off the back of your Pixelbook.

    • Peel the linings off completely until the back of the Pixelbook looks bare.

    After using the spurger to start lifting the rubber like cover at a corner, a two inch wide paint scrapper proved to be an easy way to continue. Using the scrapper at roughly a 30 degree angle (with respect to the laptop rectangle) allowed progressive lifting of the cover. Ripping of the cover tended to occur if only the narrow spurger was used.

    Marvin Stodolsky -

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    The narrow rubber foot at the base of the display is supported by bendable metal. Be careful how evenly you remove it as uneven motions will result in a more bent and harder to re-apply piece.

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    • Remove the two yellow 2.0mm screws by using a T3 Torx screwdriver.

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    • Remove the seventeen 3.0mm T5 Torx screws from the bottom panel.

    Just a heads up on “Step 3”: (not sure if maybe mine is a newer model since I just got it about a week ago) But there are only 15 of the T5 Screws on mine… Not 17. There are only 2, instead of 4, screws at the top of the picture (located at the hinge) showing the back where they are all circled.

    Jeff Lewis -

    I had the same experience as Jeff.

    Paul Schreiber -

    same, there are only two screws up top, not 4, thus 15 total

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    • Use the nylon spudger to pry the edge of the Pixelbook up until you can grab the edge with your fingers.

    • Open the back panel completely and lay it flat so you see the whole inside of the computer.

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    • Remove the yellow 2.0mm screw from the middle of the panel by using the T3 Torx screwdriver to turn the screw counterclockwise.

    For me, these were T4 and not T3 screws (everything labelled T3 was a T4 for me).

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    • Remove the small, black casing by using the spudger to lift it up from its place.

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    • Disconnect the flat, black cord from the main component by using a spudger to push it out of the slot, or by using your hand to carefully pull it out.

    • Your back panel is now free from the main component.

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    • Remove the two 3.0mm silver screws from the thin, black component by using a T3 Torx screwdriver to turn the screws counterclockwise.

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    • Disconnect the thin, black and white cord from the motherboard by using the spudger to snap the connector up and out of place.

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    • Remove the thin, black component by pulling it up and out of the laptop with your fingers.

    • This photo shows the bottom screw still in the black box, but yours should be removed.

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    • Remove the gold 2.0mm corner screw by turning it counterclockwise with a T3 Torx screwdriver.

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    • Using needle-nose tweezers, remove the silver casing by lifting it up and out of the computer.

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    • Remove the three 3.0mm black screws on the right side by using a T5 Torx screwdriver to turn the screws counterclockwise.

    • Remove the silver 2.0mm screw on the left side by using a T3 Torx screwdriver to turn the screw counterclockwise.

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    • Disconnect the thin, black ribbon cable by using the spudger to lift it up from the computer.

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    • Use the needle-nose tweezers to remove the charging port by lifting the component up and out of the Pixelbook.

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    • Remove the three 2.0mm black screws from the sound card by using a T5 Torx screwdriver to turn them counterclockwise.

    • Remove the gold 3.0mm screw by using a T3 Torx screwdriver to turn it counterclockwise.

    There is a step missing to remove the two silver 3mm screens from the black component.

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    • Disconect the thin, black and red cord from the motherboard by using the spudger to snap the connector up and out of place.

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    • Remove the yellow 2.0mm screw by using the T3 Torx screwdriver to turn the screw counterclockwise.

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    • Remove the small, red component by lifting it up with the spudger.

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    • Disconnect the metal component of the thin, black component by lifting it up with the spudger.

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    • Remove the right charging port by picking it up with the tweezers and lifting it from the computer.

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    • Disconnect the flat, black cord from the motherboard by using a spudger to push it upwards out of the slot, or by using your hand to carefully pull upward.

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    • Fold back the plastic covering on the motherboard using the nylon spudger.

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    • Disconnect the two black cables from the motherboard by pulling the connectors upward using the needle-nose tweezers.

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    • Disconnect the flat ribbon cable from the motherboard by using your hand to gently pull it out of the socket, or by using a pair of tweezers to pull it out.

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    • Disconnect the large flat ribbon cable from the motherboard by using your hand to gently pull it out of the socket, or by using a pair of tweezers to pull it out.

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    • Raise the retaining latch of the motherboard connector by using the needle-nose tweezers.

    • Disconnect the large flat cable from the motherboard by gently pulling on the latch using the needle-nose tweezers.

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    • Disconnect the flat cable from the motherboard by using the needle-nose tweezers to gently pull the connector out of the slot.

    what is this cable called that is also joined with the image in Step 24? I have to buy a new one as this one in Step 28 is torn. Thanks in advance!

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    • Remove the gold 3.0mm screws and the black, flat 2.0mm screws from the motherboard by using a T3 Torx screwdriver to turn the screws counterclockwise.

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    • Remove the motherboard by gently lifting it out of the laptop using the needle-nose tweezers.

Abschluss

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

Logan Lawson

Mitglied seit: 24/01/18

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13 Kommentare

This would be much more helpful if all the “components” being removed were identified.

TIA,

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rocwoof -

You’ve put together a very good procedure for replacing a motherboard. My pixelbook needs a motherboard. Where can I buy one? Google does not sell them.

Tony Meier -

You’ve put together a very good procedure for replacing a motherboard. My pixelbook needs a motherboard. Where can I buy one? Google does not sell them.

Tony Meier -

I believe the step8 & step16 mentioned “charging port“ shall be the loudspeaker in fact.

baokai zheng -

It’s bad instruction to pull cable out without unlocking the retaining tab, also it’s impossible to put cable back while the connector is still in locking position. Never pull a cable while it’s locked in the connector, this practice is only used by novices.

nabe_03 -

Yea, those ribbons will probably come out undamaged without releasing the latch if careful but you are NOT going to get them back into the connector without opening and closing the latch. The latch is the long black bar on the far-side from where the ribbons actually plug in.

Clarkage -

I’ve completed this and am typing this comment on a Pixelbook with a new motherboard. You don’t need to remove the charging ports at all to do this, steps 8-16 are completely unnecessary. Skip them, and just focus on the steps to get the motherboard itself out and replace it.

Olm3ca -

Olm3ca, where did you get the replacement board?

Nolan -

I am having a hard time with Step 29. Might it be something other than T3?

Duane Eitzen -

Nevermind … I think my t3 screw bit is messed up.

Duane Eitzen -

Thank you for the great guidance. I’ve replaced motherboard, and it’s correct that you can skip steps 8-16, and I would recommend to skip them, not to broke charging LEDs, which I did on my other project :)

Sergii Zabigaylo -

Dónde puedo comprar laminas board

Andres Prieto -

Dónde puedo conseguir la Main board

Andres Prieto -