Einleitung
Through this guide, you will be able to remove and replace the chromebook's motherboard, which includes the RAM and SSD. Problems associated with these two parts will require the replacement of the motherboard to repair.
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Flip the Chromebook so that the bottom is facing up.
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Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the six 6.6 mm screws on the bottom.
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Use a spudger to remove each of the 4 rubber feet.
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Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the four additional screws under the rubber feet.
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Flip the Chromebook back over and open the screen.
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Wedge the plastic opening tool between the keyboard and the bottom of the Chromebook.
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Run the plastic opening tool along the seam between the keyboard and the bottom of the Chromebook until the keyboard moves freely. Several tabs will pop out.
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Once the keyboard is released, grab the two top corners closest to the screen and slowly lift the keyboard up.
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Disconnect the cables by lifting up the retaining flaps on the black ZIF connectors.
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Slowly pull the cables up and out of the connectors.
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Disconnect the speaker and battery cables from their sockets on the motherboard by using the edge of the plastic opening tool to separate the cable connectors from the sockets.
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Pull the cables towards you and away from the sockets.
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Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the 3.6 mm screw in the wireless card.
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Gently slide the wireless card to the right to remove it from the standard socket on the motherboard.
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Disconnect the display cable from the motherboard by lifting up the black ZIF connector retaining flap.
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Gently pull the cable up towards the screen.
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Disconnect the USB circuit from the motherboard by lifting the black ZIF retaining flap up.
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Gently pull the blue tab to the right to remove the cable.
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Wedge the plastic opening tool between the rubber foot and the bottom of the chromebook. Lift up the plastic opening tool to remove the foot. This exposes the back end of a screw holding down the motherboard.
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Flip the laptop on its top so that the screen is facing up and the back panel is bent at a 90 degree angle. This will allow you to see both the gold nut and the screw.
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Hold the gold nut steady with a pair of needle nose pliers.
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While holding onto the gold nut on the motherboard, remove the 6.5 mm screw on the bottom of the chromebook by rotating the Phillips #1 screwdriver to the left.
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Remove the Lenovo sticker on top of the screw.
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Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the six 3.6 mm screws from the motherboard.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
4 Kommentare
The gold “nuts” as you describe them should not remain inside the machine. Those are the keyboard mounts and should have be removed when the keyboard was removed. They should have remained inside the keyboard itself.
Where is the ram stick???
flip -
The motherboards arrive with only Shopfloor diags on them. The SHIM build instructions don’t seem to work. Finding the process to complete the new installation after the hardware component seems to be impossible.
s.watts -
There is also a screw under each of the 4 rubber feet that must be removed.
Aaron Kurtz -
Thank you for that little bit of important information. I almost torn apart the keyboard using too much force :)
Anthony Hillier -
@Aaron Kurtz, I just updated the guide. I’ll see if I can add any pictures later.
John Gillen -
I feel like i’m doing something wrong. It’s hard to get the new keyboard pushed in. Im afraid i’m going to break it.
Jenna Bowman -
I feel like I am doing something wrong. I got the keyboard off no problem. Put the replacement on and I feel like it’s going to break when I try to push it back in the frame.
Jenna Bowman -
You should update the guide. As Aaron Kurtz told long time ago there are screews under the feet. It is said in the comments, but not in the guide. I’m afraid somebody may break the keyboard…
Andreu Rigo Gost -