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    • Remove the battery. Usually, no tools are needed to remove it.

    • Remove all cards on the bottom (memory module, wireless card, modem card, etc.).

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    • Remove all drives (HDD, CDD, etc.). If you cannot find the HDD, it is hidden most likely under the keyboard or under the top cover assembly. If you cannot find securing screws for the optical drive on the bottom, they are most likely under the keyboard.

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    • Remove all screws on the bottom of the laptop.

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    • Remove the keyboard securing strip and remove the keyboard.

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    • Remove the mainboard battery.

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    • Remove all screws under the keyboard and cut/disconnect all cables.

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    • Remove all screws securing the display assembly. Lift the LCD display off the base.

    • If this is not possible, break the display off the main body (e.g. by hyper-extending the hinges). Go on along instructions.

    • Take care the LCD backlights won’t get damaged!

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    • Lift the top cover assembly off the base and put it to the appropriate fraction.

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    • Remove all screws securing the system board, the power board, the video board, etc. Disconnect all cables, connecting the boards.

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    • Remove all boards and remove the CPU (motherboard).

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    • Separate the remaining materials according to their type and go on with the appropriate data sheet (e.g. aluminium, ferrous metals, plastic, further PWBs, etc.).

    • Make sure the plastic parts are completely free of metal pieces.

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