MSI GE62 Apache Pro 004 Motherboard Replacement

ID: 106570

Description: This guide will show how to replace the...

Steps:

1. Start with the bottom of the laptop facing up.

2. Remove the 15 screws from the bottom of the laptop with a PH1 screwdriver.
3. Remove the bottom plate by pulling away from laptop
4. Keep track of all the screws and which slot they came from, as they slightly differ. We recommend this system: lay out on a piece of paper and pretending the paper is the device. Place the screws on the paper approximately where they would go

5. Remove the screw holding down the battery with a PH1 screwdriver.
6. Pull out the battery.

7. Remove the cooling assembly by unscrewing the fourteen screws holding it in place.

8. Remove the speakers holding the motherboard in place, located on the bottom left and bottom right of the device.
9. Unfasten the 8 screws holding the motherboard in place.
10. Pull out the motherboard.