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STEP 1
Turn off the laptop and remove the battery.
Using a guitar pick or another piece of soft plastic separate the hinge cover from the base.
This will make it easier to remove the keyboard bezel in the next step.
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STEP 2
Lift up one side of the keyboard bezel and continue removing the bezel with your fingers.
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STEP 3
The keyboard bezel removed.
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STEP 4
Remove two screws securing the keyboard.
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STEP 5
Carefully lift up the keyboard and place it upside down on the palm rest.
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STEP 6
Remove one screw securing the cable cover.
Slide the cover to the right and remove it from the laptop.
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STEP 7
Now you can access the keyboard cable connector.
Unlock the connector and pull the keyboard cable from the connector.
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STEP 8
On this picture you can see the keyboard cable in the unlocked position.
In order to unlock the connector, move the brown clip about 2-3 millimeters towards the LCD screen.
The brown clip must stat attached to the white base.
After the connector is unlocked, you can release the cable and remove the keyboard.
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STEP 9
Turn the laptop upside down.
Remove the hard drive and memory covers.
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STEP 10
Lift up the left side of the hard drive assembly and disconnect cable on the right side.
Remove the hard drive assembly.
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