- The first thing to remove is the bezel between the keyboard and screen.
- The hard drive generally comes out first, and there are two screws in the light bar to worry about.
- The hinge on this side is in good working order, as compared to the other side.
- The picture showing the wires being placed in the laptop came out pretty horrible. I'll put them up here later for reference.
- The problem is that the female power connector is loose. A local guy found this out by ripping the laptop apart. I reassembled
- The usb port isn't quite lined up, and I was concerned that a usb device would not fit into the hole.
- This is the fun part where I go crazy with a pair of snips... unleashing untold fury upon the motherboard of doom (pretty much a
- Using the trusty soldering iron, I secure the remainder of the leads in place, adding excessive amounts of solder for later.