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Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 Back Cover Replacement

Introduction

This guide provides the steps to remove the back cover. This process is necessary to access many of the components inside.

What you need

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    • Locate the bay door for the battery on the left side of the laptop.

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    • Slide the latch to the right and then down to unlock it.

    • Pull out the battery.

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    • Flip the device upside down with the handle facing away from you.

    • Open the optical drive bay by sliding its latch to the right.

    • Locate optical drive release mechanism on the bottom of the laptop.

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    • Slide the latch cover to the right.

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    • Push the exposed switch to the left to eject the optical drive.

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    • Begin by turning the laptop upside down with the handle towards you.

    • Use a Phillips size 0 screwdriver to remove the 4 screws holding down the ram cover.

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    • Remove the panel and set it aside.

    • Use a Phillips size 0 screwdriver to remove these 8 small screws.

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    • Use a Phillips size 1 screwdriver to remove the remaining 8 screws.

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    • Use a plastic opening tool to release, but NOT remove, the back cover because it is sealed with adhesive.

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    • Be careful when lifting the cover as you may damage some connections.

    • Slowly lift the cover so that you can disconnect the red and white wires connecting the speaker to the sound card.

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    • Now the back cover should be off and you can access the inside of the casing.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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