Step#3, You need to remove a total of 13 screws from the bottom of the laptop BEFORE prying the keyboard section off the laptop. See pics https://imgur.com/a/h5d1zJ1
You need to remove a total of 13 screws from the bottom of the laptop BEFORE prying the keyboard section off the laptop. See pics https://imgur.com/a/h5d1zJ1
You need to remove a total of 12 screws from the bottom of the laptop BEFORE prying the keyboard section off the laptop. See pics https://imgur.com/a/cNv12A6
Is the hard drive accessible for replacement from the bottom? I see black stuff over the drive with the WIFI cables going underneath. Is that removable so one can access the drive from the bottom, or is it accessible from under the keyboard?
Don't forget to push in the anti drainback valve from the holes on the outer perimeter because there will still be oil trapped in there. Use a toothpick or something to open up each hole while holding the filter upside down to get more oil out of the filter.
Better to repaste with MX2 rather than MX4. Longevity is important here since the difficulty of taking the laptop apart is high. MX2 is rated for 8 years of durability.
Step#3, You need to remove a total of 13 screws from the bottom of the laptop BEFORE prying the keyboard section off the laptop. See pics https://imgur.com/a/h5d1zJ1
The connector for the left speaker should be highlighted in red too, not just the connector for the right-hand speaker.
You need to remove a total of 13 screws from the bottom of the laptop BEFORE prying the keyboard section off the laptop. See pics https://imgur.com/a/h5d1zJ1
You need to remove a total of 12 screws from the bottom of the laptop BEFORE prying the keyboard section off the laptop. See pics https://imgur.com/a/cNv12A6
Is the hard drive accessible for replacement from the bottom? I see black stuff over the drive with the WIFI cables going underneath. Is that removable so one can access the drive from the bottom, or is it accessible from under the keyboard?
What about the front case so I can replace the flash board on top?
It would be nice to have a guide for replacing the flash capacitor.
Don't forget to push in the anti drainback valve from the holes on the outer perimeter because there will still be oil trapped in there. Use a toothpick or something to open up each hole while holding the filter upside down to get more oil out of the filter.
@burke102, wait for Intel Skymont 10nm. That's when we'll see 10nm chips and probably 4-core Macbook Air and 6 cores with regular sized laptops.
Single threaded performance will be improved too
Better to repaste with MX2 rather than MX4. Longevity is important here since the difficulty of taking the laptop apart is high. MX2 is rated for 8 years of durability.