WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.290 --> 00:00:01.260 In this lesson, 2 00:00:01.260 --> 00:00:03.810 I'm going to show you how to disassemble a laptop. 3 00:00:03.810 --> 00:00:04.890 But before we do that, 4 00:00:04.890 --> 00:00:08.070 I want to show you exactly how I have my work bench set up. 5 00:00:08.070 --> 00:00:10.560 Now on my work bench, I have this antistatic mat 6 00:00:10.560 --> 00:00:12.750 that you can see here that's shown in blue. 7 00:00:12.750 --> 00:00:13.740 In addition to that, 8 00:00:13.740 --> 00:00:16.320 I have a magnetic parts board over here. 9 00:00:16.320 --> 00:00:18.210 This magnetic parts board will allow me 10 00:00:18.210 --> 00:00:20.700 to be able to take out the pieces from my laptop, 11 00:00:20.700 --> 00:00:22.140 such as the different screws, 12 00:00:22.140 --> 00:00:24.450 put them into one of those locations, and label them 13 00:00:24.450 --> 00:00:27.330 so I don't lose track of where the screws came from. 14 00:00:27.330 --> 00:00:29.490 Oftentimes when you're disassembling a mobile device 15 00:00:29.490 --> 00:00:32.160 or a laptop, a lot of the screws look the same 16 00:00:32.160 --> 00:00:33.990 or look very close to each other. 17 00:00:33.990 --> 00:00:36.060 And so you may be starting to try to put the wrong screw 18 00:00:36.060 --> 00:00:39.030 in the wrong place when you reassemble the laptop. 19 00:00:39.030 --> 00:00:40.620 If you use a screw that's a little bit longer 20 00:00:40.620 --> 00:00:41.880 than the one you were supposed to, 21 00:00:41.880 --> 00:00:43.860 you can actually crack the underlying circuit board 22 00:00:43.860 --> 00:00:45.810 such as the motherboard or other devices 23 00:00:45.810 --> 00:00:47.070 inside of the laptop. 24 00:00:47.070 --> 00:00:49.260 So it's important to always put the right screw back 25 00:00:49.260 --> 00:00:50.880 into the right hole. 26 00:00:50.880 --> 00:00:53.010 Now, before we get started in this section of the course 27 00:00:53.010 --> 00:00:54.450 of our demonstrations, I want to show you 28 00:00:54.450 --> 00:00:56.610 the two different laptops that we're going to use. 29 00:00:56.610 --> 00:00:59.850 The first one I have is this one, which is a Dell computer. 30 00:00:59.850 --> 00:01:01.620 Now this is a really old Dell. 31 00:01:01.620 --> 00:01:03.840 This is about a 8 to 10-year-old model, 32 00:01:03.840 --> 00:01:05.340 but it makes a great example 33 00:01:05.340 --> 00:01:08.460 of what a typical corporate office laptop might look like. 34 00:01:08.460 --> 00:01:10.410 When you're dealing with a corporate office laptop, 35 00:01:10.410 --> 00:01:12.630 you'll notice they tend to be thicker and bulkier 36 00:01:12.630 --> 00:01:15.240 but in addition to that, they have easy access panels 37 00:01:15.240 --> 00:01:16.410 for you to reach and be able 38 00:01:16.410 --> 00:01:18.360 to upgrade different components. 39 00:01:18.360 --> 00:01:19.740 On the underside of this laptop, 40 00:01:19.740 --> 00:01:21.030 you'll see a couple of key areas 41 00:01:21.030 --> 00:01:22.230 that I want to point out. 42 00:01:22.230 --> 00:01:25.200 First, we have the docking station port right here. 43 00:01:25.200 --> 00:01:26.820 This allows this laptop to be placed 44 00:01:26.820 --> 00:01:29.970 into a docking station and using this proprietary connector, 45 00:01:29.970 --> 00:01:31.710 it will then connect into the docking station 46 00:01:31.710 --> 00:01:33.300 and provide you with lots of different features 47 00:01:33.300 --> 00:01:35.340 and functions through that docking station 48 00:01:35.340 --> 00:01:36.900 for your end user to use. 49 00:01:36.900 --> 00:01:39.270 In addition to that, we also have this plastic cover, 50 00:01:39.270 --> 00:01:41.340 which is used to hide the wifi card 51 00:01:41.340 --> 00:01:43.860 or the cellular card on this particular model. 52 00:01:43.860 --> 00:01:46.080 In here, you'll find a mini PCIe slot 53 00:01:46.080 --> 00:01:48.300 that you can use to put in an additional expansion card 54 00:01:48.300 --> 00:01:49.620 for this model. 55 00:01:49.620 --> 00:01:51.900 In addition to that, we also have this bay 56 00:01:51.900 --> 00:01:53.880 and this is actually the battery bay. 57 00:01:53.880 --> 00:01:55.560 On this model, they made it really easy 58 00:01:55.560 --> 00:01:56.670 to get to your battery. 59 00:01:56.670 --> 00:01:57.930 To be able to remove the battery, 60 00:01:57.930 --> 00:01:59.850 simply push the thumb locks to the side 61 00:01:59.850 --> 00:02:01.740 and push the battery cover forward. 62 00:02:01.740 --> 00:02:02.760 That will release it, 63 00:02:02.760 --> 00:02:04.530 and then you can pull out that battery 64 00:02:04.530 --> 00:02:06.750 and you can see the battery and its connector 65 00:02:06.750 --> 00:02:08.580 are all part of that door. 66 00:02:08.580 --> 00:02:09.630 To replace this battery, 67 00:02:09.630 --> 00:02:11.430 I would simply buy a replacement for this 68 00:02:11.430 --> 00:02:13.770 and I would then be able to put it right back in, 69 00:02:13.770 --> 00:02:16.230 sliding it into place, and pushing it until it clicks 70 00:02:16.230 --> 00:02:18.030 to lock it back in place. 71 00:02:18.030 --> 00:02:20.010 In addition to that, this particular model 72 00:02:20.010 --> 00:02:21.420 has a couple of other unique features 73 00:02:21.420 --> 00:02:22.860 that I want to demonstrate. 74 00:02:22.860 --> 00:02:25.770 Here on the side, you'll see there is this slot on the side 75 00:02:25.770 --> 00:02:27.600 known as a smart card reader. 76 00:02:27.600 --> 00:02:30.000 Using this reader, you can insert a plastic card 77 00:02:30.000 --> 00:02:32.700 that looks like an ID card that has an embedded microchip 78 00:02:32.700 --> 00:02:35.160 and this can be used for identification and authentication 79 00:02:35.160 --> 00:02:36.960 when logging into the machine. 80 00:02:36.960 --> 00:02:39.540 For example, I used to work for a government organization 81 00:02:39.540 --> 00:02:41.460 and every day, I would take my ID card, 82 00:02:41.460 --> 00:02:42.930 slide it into this slot 83 00:02:42.930 --> 00:02:45.210 and be able to log into my computer using that 84 00:02:45.210 --> 00:02:47.670 and a pin number that was associated with that card. 85 00:02:47.670 --> 00:02:49.380 This uniquely identified me to the system 86 00:02:49.380 --> 00:02:51.270 and used multifactor authentication 87 00:02:51.270 --> 00:02:53.400 because it was something I had, this card, 88 00:02:53.400 --> 00:02:55.710 and something I knew, my pin number. 89 00:02:55.710 --> 00:02:56.790 Now, in addition to that, 90 00:02:56.790 --> 00:02:59.220 you'll also see there's an empty bay here on the side. 91 00:02:59.220 --> 00:03:01.860 Now, this empty bay is actually where the hard drive goes 92 00:03:01.860 --> 00:03:03.090 on this model. 93 00:03:03.090 --> 00:03:05.490 Now on this model, just like the battery is removable, 94 00:03:05.490 --> 00:03:07.230 you can also remove the hard drive. 95 00:03:07.230 --> 00:03:08.490 And this, again, is something that's used 96 00:03:08.490 --> 00:03:09.960 in higher security environments. 97 00:03:09.960 --> 00:03:12.120 So when they were done using this laptop 98 00:03:12.120 --> 00:03:13.740 and they wanted to sell it off for parts, 99 00:03:13.740 --> 00:03:15.510 they actually took that hard drive and destroyed it 100 00:03:15.510 --> 00:03:17.160 to make sure none of their data was being taken 101 00:03:17.160 --> 00:03:18.780 by somebody who bought the laptop. 102 00:03:18.780 --> 00:03:21.330 And therefore, the rest of this laptop could be repurposed 103 00:03:21.330 --> 00:03:22.950 if you simply bought a new hard drive 104 00:03:22.950 --> 00:03:24.780 and put it into that bay. 105 00:03:24.780 --> 00:03:26.790 This hard drive was put into a plastic caddy 106 00:03:26.790 --> 00:03:28.050 that locked it into place. 107 00:03:28.050 --> 00:03:30.180 And the hard drive itself used a SATA connection 108 00:03:30.180 --> 00:03:32.010 for both data and power 109 00:03:32.010 --> 00:03:35.010 and it used a 2.5 millimeter form factor. 110 00:03:35.010 --> 00:03:36.150 The next thing I want to point out 111 00:03:36.150 --> 00:03:38.430 is this wireless on/off switch. 112 00:03:38.430 --> 00:03:40.080 Right now, it's set to the off position. 113 00:03:40.080 --> 00:03:41.940 And if I flip it this way, it will allow us 114 00:03:41.940 --> 00:03:44.550 to turn that radio on for the wireless card. 115 00:03:44.550 --> 00:03:46.740 Now, the benefit of having a physical switch like this 116 00:03:46.740 --> 00:03:48.720 is you can be certain that that wifi card 117 00:03:48.720 --> 00:03:50.040 has been powered off. 118 00:03:50.040 --> 00:03:52.260 Again, in business and enterprise units, 119 00:03:52.260 --> 00:03:54.360 you'll often see a dedicated switch like this 120 00:03:54.360 --> 00:03:57.750 to turn on or off that particular wireless card. 121 00:03:57.750 --> 00:03:59.370 Keep this in mind if you're doing troubleshooting 122 00:03:59.370 --> 00:04:01.140 and you can't figure out why the wireless network 123 00:04:01.140 --> 00:04:02.820 isn't working on a particular laptop. 124 00:04:02.820 --> 00:04:05.520 There may be a hardware switch associated with it. 125 00:04:05.520 --> 00:04:07.560 Now, if we flip the laptop over to the other side, 126 00:04:07.560 --> 00:04:09.960 you'll see that we have a DVD-ROM here. 127 00:04:09.960 --> 00:04:11.760 Now, if we didn't need a DVD-ROM, 128 00:04:11.760 --> 00:04:13.470 we can actually take that out and replace it 129 00:04:13.470 --> 00:04:16.020 with something else like a secondary hard disk 130 00:04:16.020 --> 00:04:17.880 or an old-school floppy disk drive 131 00:04:17.880 --> 00:04:19.290 or even just a blank plate 132 00:04:19.290 --> 00:04:21.390 to reduce weight and power consumption. 133 00:04:21.390 --> 00:04:22.650 To do that on this model, 134 00:04:22.650 --> 00:04:25.800 simply push this button on the side, grab it and pull, 135 00:04:25.800 --> 00:04:27.660 and the entire unit comes out. 136 00:04:27.660 --> 00:04:29.730 This unit does use a proprietary connection 137 00:04:29.730 --> 00:04:30.960 that you could see here on the back 138 00:04:30.960 --> 00:04:32.760 that is specific to this Dell model. 139 00:04:32.760 --> 00:04:34.050 And so you have to pick up a component 140 00:04:34.050 --> 00:04:35.520 that works with this particular make 141 00:04:35.520 --> 00:04:37.179 and model of Dell laptop 142 00:04:37.179 --> 00:04:39.930 to be able to change out this DVD drive for anything else. 143 00:04:39.930 --> 00:04:41.220 Now, when you put this back in, 144 00:04:41.220 --> 00:04:43.920 you'll simply slide it into place, push it into place, 145 00:04:43.920 --> 00:04:47.070 and then push the button down to relock it into place. 146 00:04:47.070 --> 00:04:48.930 Now, the last thing I want to show you is the keyboard 147 00:04:48.930 --> 00:04:51.030 and the layout on this particular laptop. 148 00:04:51.030 --> 00:04:53.580 To do this, I'm going to lay it flat here on my desk. 149 00:04:53.580 --> 00:04:55.470 Now, you'll notice we have a standard keyboard 150 00:04:55.470 --> 00:04:56.970 with all of the keys you would expect 151 00:04:56.970 --> 00:04:59.430 but we don't have a dedicated number pad. 152 00:04:59.430 --> 00:05:02.580 Instead we have small blue numbers such as 1, 2, 3 153 00:05:02.580 --> 00:05:04.680 being on the J, K, L keys. 154 00:05:04.680 --> 00:05:06.090 To be able to use those numbers, 155 00:05:06.090 --> 00:05:08.490 you will simply turn on the NumLock key here 156 00:05:08.490 --> 00:05:10.320 and then these letters will no longer work 157 00:05:10.320 --> 00:05:12.240 and the numbers will be used instead. 158 00:05:12.240 --> 00:05:13.980 If you're trying to enter something onto your screen 159 00:05:13.980 --> 00:05:15.510 and you're seeing a lot of numbers showing up 160 00:05:15.510 --> 00:05:17.160 instead of letters, it is possible 161 00:05:17.160 --> 00:05:18.780 that your NumLock has been enabled. 162 00:05:18.780 --> 00:05:21.390 So to disable it, simply press the NumLock key, 163 00:05:21.390 --> 00:05:22.920 and that will turn off that feature 164 00:05:22.920 --> 00:05:24.990 and bring it back to a standard keyboard. 165 00:05:24.990 --> 00:05:26.040 In addition to that, 166 00:05:26.040 --> 00:05:27.810 this laptop does have two different ways 167 00:05:27.810 --> 00:05:29.760 to control the pointer on your screen. 168 00:05:29.760 --> 00:05:32.130 The first is the more common one that you see these days, 169 00:05:32.130 --> 00:05:34.470 which is known as a touchpad or trackpad. 170 00:05:34.470 --> 00:05:36.030 You could see that down here. 171 00:05:36.030 --> 00:05:38.340 On this particular touchpad or trackpad, 172 00:05:38.340 --> 00:05:39.960 you'll notice it's small in nature, 173 00:05:39.960 --> 00:05:42.720 about two inches wide by 1 1/2 inches tall. 174 00:05:42.720 --> 00:05:44.640 And it has two buttons, the left-click 175 00:05:44.640 --> 00:05:46.560 and the right-click for the mouse. 176 00:05:46.560 --> 00:05:47.550 As you're operating it, 177 00:05:47.550 --> 00:05:48.900 you'll simply move your finger around 178 00:05:48.900 --> 00:05:49.830 to where you need to go 179 00:05:49.830 --> 00:05:52.050 and then left-click or right-click as appropriate 180 00:05:52.050 --> 00:05:54.030 for your particular operating system. 181 00:05:54.030 --> 00:05:56.280 Now, a lot of modern laptops have actually removed 182 00:05:56.280 --> 00:05:58.650 that left and right button from the trackpad. 183 00:05:58.650 --> 00:06:00.000 And instead they've integrated that 184 00:06:00.000 --> 00:06:01.560 into the trackpad itself. 185 00:06:01.560 --> 00:06:04.470 This allows you to have a larger trackpad or touchpad 186 00:06:04.470 --> 00:06:06.660 but you don't have those dedicated keys. 187 00:06:06.660 --> 00:06:09.060 On those trackpads, they'll use one of two methods 188 00:06:09.060 --> 00:06:10.500 to simulate these buttons. 189 00:06:10.500 --> 00:06:12.210 Either they'll have you click with one finger 190 00:06:12.210 --> 00:06:13.500 to be able to do a left-click 191 00:06:13.500 --> 00:06:15.150 or two fingers to do a right-click 192 00:06:15.150 --> 00:06:18.030 or they'll use the bottom left side as the left-click 193 00:06:18.030 --> 00:06:20.100 and the bottom right side as the right-click. 194 00:06:20.100 --> 00:06:22.080 This will depend on your make and model of laptop 195 00:06:22.080 --> 00:06:23.670 so check your documentation to figure out 196 00:06:23.670 --> 00:06:25.680 which one it is for yours. 197 00:06:25.680 --> 00:06:27.270 Now, the next laptop I want to show you 198 00:06:27.270 --> 00:06:30.000 is what's known as a Lenovo Y540. 199 00:06:30.000 --> 00:06:33.150 This is a more modern laptop being only about two years old. 200 00:06:33.150 --> 00:06:35.520 This is actually my kids' laptop before they broke it. 201 00:06:35.520 --> 00:06:36.870 So you're going to see some stickers 202 00:06:36.870 --> 00:06:38.280 and things on it, but that's okay. 203 00:06:38.280 --> 00:06:40.110 We can still see the purposes of it. 204 00:06:40.110 --> 00:06:42.690 This laptop is designed as a gaming laptop. 205 00:06:42.690 --> 00:06:44.250 They sell it with a higher processor, 206 00:06:44.250 --> 00:06:47.070 a bigger fan, and it uses up more power. 207 00:06:47.070 --> 00:06:48.390 Because of this, you'll see there's not a lot 208 00:06:48.390 --> 00:06:49.980 of easily accessible components 209 00:06:49.980 --> 00:06:52.650 like a hard drive, mini PCIe slot, 210 00:06:52.650 --> 00:06:54.750 or the battery that can simply be removed. 211 00:06:54.750 --> 00:06:57.180 And instead we'll have to fully disassemble this laptop 212 00:06:57.180 --> 00:06:58.890 to get to the different components. 213 00:06:58.890 --> 00:06:59.730 Now, in this laptop, 214 00:06:59.730 --> 00:07:01.500 you'll notice the back is fairly smooth. 215 00:07:01.500 --> 00:07:04.080 We don't see a lot of ports or a docking station port 216 00:07:04.080 --> 00:07:05.220 or anything like that. 217 00:07:05.220 --> 00:07:07.500 Instead, we just see two large areas, 218 00:07:07.500 --> 00:07:09.870 which are actually vent outputs for the fans. 219 00:07:09.870 --> 00:07:12.150 Again, this was designed as a gaming laptop 220 00:07:12.150 --> 00:07:13.800 and therefore, it produces a lot more heat 221 00:07:13.800 --> 00:07:15.480 than a regular laptop would. 222 00:07:15.480 --> 00:07:18.030 Right above these, you'll see there's these rubber feet. 223 00:07:18.030 --> 00:07:19.200 And these are actually sticking up 224 00:07:19.200 --> 00:07:21.360 about 1/4 inch off the ground. 225 00:07:21.360 --> 00:07:23.640 This will keep the fans from blowing directly on your desk 226 00:07:23.640 --> 00:07:24.750 and giving a little bit of space 227 00:07:24.750 --> 00:07:26.160 between the bottom of the laptop 228 00:07:26.160 --> 00:07:29.190 and the desktop to be able to give more room for cooling. 229 00:07:29.190 --> 00:07:30.600 As we look at the backside of this, 230 00:07:30.600 --> 00:07:32.760 we'll see our port cluster on the back of this laptop, 231 00:07:32.760 --> 00:07:34.560 including a USB-C connection, 232 00:07:34.560 --> 00:07:37.560 a display port connection, a USB Type-A connection, 233 00:07:37.560 --> 00:07:40.980 an HDMI connection, an RJ45 network connection, 234 00:07:40.980 --> 00:07:43.440 a power connector that's specific to this laptop, 235 00:07:43.440 --> 00:07:46.200 and a Kensington lock or case slot connector. 236 00:07:46.200 --> 00:07:48.480 Also on this laptop, you'll notice on both sides, 237 00:07:48.480 --> 00:07:50.670 we do have a grate that allows more air 238 00:07:50.670 --> 00:07:52.260 to be pushed out of this laptop, 239 00:07:52.260 --> 00:07:54.480 again, trying to help cool it down. 240 00:07:54.480 --> 00:07:56.700 The next area we have is going to be here at the top 241 00:07:56.700 --> 00:07:59.610 and you'll see there is another USB Type-A connector. 242 00:07:59.610 --> 00:08:02.130 And if we go around all the way to the other side, 243 00:08:02.130 --> 00:08:05.130 we can see we have yet another USB Type-A connector, 244 00:08:05.130 --> 00:08:09.060 as well as a 1/8 inch or 3.5 millimeter audio jack. 245 00:08:09.060 --> 00:08:10.530 Now, let me go ahead and open this up 246 00:08:10.530 --> 00:08:13.380 so you can see the inside and what the trackpad looks like. 247 00:08:13.380 --> 00:08:14.880 Now that we have the laptop open, 248 00:08:14.880 --> 00:08:17.790 you can see that this uses a full style keyboard. 249 00:08:17.790 --> 00:08:19.170 Unlike the previous one that we saw 250 00:08:19.170 --> 00:08:20.640 which had a compact keyboard, 251 00:08:20.640 --> 00:08:22.950 where we had to share number keys and letters, 252 00:08:22.950 --> 00:08:26.340 this one has a dedicated number keypad over to the right. 253 00:08:26.340 --> 00:08:28.770 In addition to that, it also has a dedicated setup 254 00:08:28.770 --> 00:08:30.570 for the arrow keys, giving you the up, down, 255 00:08:30.570 --> 00:08:31.470 left, and right. 256 00:08:31.470 --> 00:08:33.870 And again, this was designed as a gaming laptop 257 00:08:33.870 --> 00:08:36.150 so they want to build up easy access to these arrow keys 258 00:08:36.150 --> 00:08:38.520 so you could play your games a lot more efficiently. 259 00:08:38.520 --> 00:08:39.353 In addition to that, 260 00:08:39.353 --> 00:08:41.220 you'll notice we have the trackpad at the bottom. 261 00:08:41.220 --> 00:08:42.300 Now at the trackpad at the bottom, 262 00:08:42.300 --> 00:08:43.830 you'll notice there is no buttons 263 00:08:43.830 --> 00:08:46.560 but there is a small little dividing line right here 264 00:08:46.560 --> 00:08:48.330 that shows me that this will be my left-click 265 00:08:48.330 --> 00:08:49.800 and this would be my right-click. 266 00:08:49.800 --> 00:08:53.130 Additionally, this laptop does support single click for left 267 00:08:53.130 --> 00:08:54.177 or dual click for right. 268 00:08:54.177 --> 00:08:56.250 And you'll notice we have have a much larger trackpad 269 00:08:56.250 --> 00:08:59.400 on this model because we eliminated the physical buttons 270 00:08:59.400 --> 00:09:01.380 that were sitting there underneath the other one. 271 00:09:01.380 --> 00:09:02.280 Now, in addition to that, 272 00:09:02.280 --> 00:09:04.200 we do have our power button here at the top. 273 00:09:04.200 --> 00:09:06.840 And then we do have function keys going across the top. 274 00:09:06.840 --> 00:09:09.000 And each of these functions has two purposes. 275 00:09:09.000 --> 00:09:11.220 The first function is the function key itself, 276 00:09:11.220 --> 00:09:14.970 such as F1, F2, F3, or F4 inside of Windows. 277 00:09:14.970 --> 00:09:15.810 But in addition to that, 278 00:09:15.810 --> 00:09:17.940 you'll also see a little symbol underneath it. 279 00:09:17.940 --> 00:09:21.330 For instance, this F1 key also serves as the mute key. 280 00:09:21.330 --> 00:09:23.070 F2 is the volume decrease. 281 00:09:23.070 --> 00:09:25.080 F3 is the volume increase. 282 00:09:25.080 --> 00:09:28.260 F4 is to mute your microphone, and things like that. 283 00:09:28.260 --> 00:09:30.180 Now, in addition to that, this keyboard 284 00:09:30.180 --> 00:09:31.650 does have a couple of function keys 285 00:09:31.650 --> 00:09:32.970 that have special meanings 286 00:09:32.970 --> 00:09:34.140 that would be important for us to know 287 00:09:34.140 --> 00:09:36.240 as a technician during troubleshooting. 288 00:09:36.240 --> 00:09:38.550 For example, if you're having trouble seeing something 289 00:09:38.550 --> 00:09:40.710 on your screen or on an external display, 290 00:09:40.710 --> 00:09:42.810 you need to check the F7 key. 291 00:09:42.810 --> 00:09:44.970 This F7 key controls whether or not you're going 292 00:09:44.970 --> 00:09:47.850 to an internal display or an external display 293 00:09:47.850 --> 00:09:49.410 based on pressing that key. 294 00:09:49.410 --> 00:09:50.610 If you're having trouble being able 295 00:09:50.610 --> 00:09:51.960 to mirror your laptop's image 296 00:09:51.960 --> 00:09:55.200 into an external display over HDMI or display port, 297 00:09:55.200 --> 00:09:57.480 you do want to check that particular key. 298 00:09:57.480 --> 00:10:00.360 In addition to that, we also have airplane mode on F8. 299 00:10:00.360 --> 00:10:02.610 You'll notice here there's a little symbol for the airplane. 300 00:10:02.610 --> 00:10:03.690 And again, if you want to be able 301 00:10:03.690 --> 00:10:05.580 to use any of these special functions, 302 00:10:05.580 --> 00:10:08.250 you'll simply press the Fn key at the bottom of the button 303 00:10:08.250 --> 00:10:09.870 and then press the key such as F8 304 00:10:09.870 --> 00:10:12.570 to turn airplane mode on or off. 305 00:10:12.570 --> 00:10:14.580 All right, now that we've gotten that quick introduction 306 00:10:14.580 --> 00:10:15.630 to two different laptops 307 00:10:15.630 --> 00:10:17.160 to see all their different features, 308 00:10:17.160 --> 00:10:19.410 we are going to open up this laptop. 309 00:10:19.410 --> 00:10:20.400 Now to be able to do this, 310 00:10:20.400 --> 00:10:22.980 you'll notice there are lots of screw holes all around it, 311 00:10:22.980 --> 00:10:25.110 including here on the edges, 312 00:10:25.110 --> 00:10:27.420 as well as some here in the middle section. 313 00:10:27.420 --> 00:10:29.670 And so as you work on your laptop and disassemble it, 314 00:10:29.670 --> 00:10:31.830 you're going to make sure you keep track of all the parts. 315 00:10:31.830 --> 00:10:33.360 You're going to use your plastic pry bar 316 00:10:33.360 --> 00:10:34.950 to get the plastic casing off, 317 00:10:34.950 --> 00:10:36.870 making sure to loosen those retaining clips 318 00:10:36.870 --> 00:10:39.810 and be able to get into the actual device itself. 319 00:10:39.810 --> 00:10:42.420 Now, next, we want to start taking out the different screws, 320 00:10:42.420 --> 00:10:43.860 going all around the case, 321 00:10:43.860 --> 00:10:46.710 but we do want to document exactly where those screws were. 322 00:10:46.710 --> 00:10:48.900 So I'm going to start with this top left corner. 323 00:10:48.900 --> 00:10:51.030 So I'm going to go ahead and put my screwdriver in there, 324 00:10:51.030 --> 00:10:52.533 and simply unscrew it. 325 00:10:55.350 --> 00:10:58.110 I'm going to go ahead and put that on my board here. 326 00:10:58.110 --> 00:11:01.530 And I'm going to say top left. 327 00:11:01.530 --> 00:11:02.550 Now I'm going to continue doing this 328 00:11:02.550 --> 00:11:03.660 all the way around the laptop. 329 00:11:03.660 --> 00:11:05.940 And when I'm done, I will show you all the parts 330 00:11:05.940 --> 00:11:08.220 on the board, as well as all the screws having been removed 331 00:11:08.220 --> 00:11:10.080 before we remove the case. 332 00:11:10.080 --> 00:11:12.390 Okay, so now that we've gotten all of the screws 333 00:11:12.390 --> 00:11:14.610 out of this laptop, I've gone around the edge 334 00:11:14.610 --> 00:11:16.860 and through the center and placed them onto my mat, 335 00:11:16.860 --> 00:11:18.660 where I've been able to label each one. 336 00:11:18.660 --> 00:11:19.950 You can notice as you look at these 337 00:11:19.950 --> 00:11:21.750 that they are all of a different size. 338 00:11:21.750 --> 00:11:24.360 It looks like the first seven are about the same size. 339 00:11:24.360 --> 00:11:26.280 And then we have some that are the same size here 340 00:11:26.280 --> 00:11:27.870 towards the bottom, but they do vary 341 00:11:27.870 --> 00:11:29.490 and so you want to make sure you don't mix them up 342 00:11:29.490 --> 00:11:31.200 because some may look the same, 343 00:11:31.200 --> 00:11:33.390 but they might be off by just a little bit. 344 00:11:33.390 --> 00:11:34.830 So now to open up this laptop, 345 00:11:34.830 --> 00:11:36.090 we're going to use our pry tool, 346 00:11:36.090 --> 00:11:37.890 which is simply a little piece of plastic 347 00:11:37.890 --> 00:11:40.950 that we can wedge in there between the two pieces 348 00:11:40.950 --> 00:11:43.200 and open it up by doing that. 349 00:11:43.200 --> 00:11:45.000 Inside of this laptop beyond those screws, 350 00:11:45.000 --> 00:11:47.160 there's also little plastic retaining clips. 351 00:11:47.160 --> 00:11:49.620 And so by using this little pry tool, 352 00:11:49.620 --> 00:11:52.650 we can break apart those retaining clips 353 00:11:52.650 --> 00:11:54.450 and allow us to get into the laptop. 354 00:11:56.730 --> 00:11:59.073 So there we go, going around the edge, 355 00:12:03.360 --> 00:12:05.340 continuing around. 356 00:12:05.340 --> 00:12:06.480 You can hear that little clip, 357 00:12:06.480 --> 00:12:09.030 which is the retaining pins letting go. 358 00:12:09.030 --> 00:12:11.703 And I'm going to do that all the way around this laptop. 359 00:12:17.670 --> 00:12:18.750 There we go. 360 00:12:18.750 --> 00:12:20.310 And I'll pull that off to the side. 361 00:12:20.310 --> 00:12:21.480 Now, let me go ahead and straighten this up 362 00:12:21.480 --> 00:12:22.710 a little bit better for you. 363 00:12:22.710 --> 00:12:23.550 And now that we're going to be working 364 00:12:23.550 --> 00:12:24.960 with the inside of this laptop, 365 00:12:24.960 --> 00:12:27.420 we do want to make sure we have our ESD strap on. 366 00:12:27.420 --> 00:12:29.070 You also notice I have an ESD mat 367 00:12:29.070 --> 00:12:30.510 that my laptop is sitting on currently 368 00:12:30.510 --> 00:12:33.090 to make sure it's protected from electrostatic shock. 369 00:12:33.090 --> 00:12:35.250 Now that we have the laptop properly disassembled, 370 00:12:35.250 --> 00:12:37.290 we're going to focus on replacing different components 371 00:12:37.290 --> 00:12:39.390 inside of it, including the battery, 372 00:12:39.390 --> 00:12:42.090 the keyboard, the memory, the storage, 373 00:12:42.090 --> 00:12:44.250 the expansion cards and things like that. 374 00:12:44.250 --> 00:12:46.953 But we'll save those for each in their own video.