Caution: Before you remove the motherboard, be cautious of the many capacitors throughout that could cause serious injury or death. Use a discharge probe to safely rid the capacitors of dangerous charges. The following link provides an instructional video for how to properly complete this step: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-AIbrbT....

Wearing rubber gloves and rubber soled shoes while working with and near the capacitors ensures greater safety and protection against electric shock. See iFixit's Project Safety page for additional safety information.

Remove the motherboard by gripping the rubber stopper as shown and lifting the motherboard up out of its plastic housing.

Carefully flip the motherboard over and locate the nineteen capacitors.

Notice the six cables attached to the motherboard. Pull on each cable connector with moderate to heavy force to remove them.