Introduction
The part of the chassis that the LCD assembly hinges are fastened to are extremely weak and break very easily. This guide will show you how to disassemble everything on the unit except the LCD assembly for installation in a replacement chassis.
What you need
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From the bottom of the unit: Slide the 2 latches to the outer edges and remove the battery.
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Using a plastic pry tool or guitar pick, carefully lift and unsnap the top of the keyboard starting from one of the top corners. Unsnap the sides of the keyboard and carefully move it forward to expose the attached ribbon cable.
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Push the ribbon cable fastener forward to release the cable, then slide the cable from the socket and remove the keyboard from the unit.
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Remove the 2 retaining screws from the top bezel (located where the keyboard used to be).
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Detach the touchpad and touch inductive panel cables from the system board (there are no fasteners on these cables, just pull them free from the sockets).
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Detach the LVDS cable from the system board by gently lifting the tape and pulling to the right to unplug the cable.
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Unplug the fan cable from the Motherboard.
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Remove the 7 retaining screws and springs on the Heatsink assembly in the order stamped on the Heatsink and lift the assembly free from the system board.
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Clean the old thermal compound from the CPU and the GPU. Apply a thin film of a quality thermal paste such as "Arctic Silver" when reassembling the unit. Leave all thermal pads in place for reassembly.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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excellent guide - y570 back up and running. thanks.
Can someone list the screws and their sizes? I seem to have put some in the wrong spot/lost a few.
Great Tutorial! Brute force not recommended. Task Failed Successfully!