Gently
pry the bezel off the screen using a spudger. It is easier to start in the corners
and work your way around the bezel.
Do
not insert the spudger too far under the bezel; it could easily damage the
screen.
Remove
the eleven 3.0 mm Phillips screws surrounding the midframe.
At
the top of the display, a strip of black tape covers one screw.
Lift
the midframe out of the case. If the midframe is stuck, slide it to the left
first, and then lift ii out.
Turn
over the midframe to locate the battery.
Remove
the three Phillips 3.0 mm screws securing the battery to the midframe.
Gently
lift the battery from the bottom, and slide it out of the midframe.
Use
a spudger to lift up the retaining flap on the large ZIF connector at the
bottom left of the motherboard.
Gently
pull the large ribbon cable out of the ZIF connector.
Flip
up the retaining flap on the small ZIF connector at the bottom of the
motherboard.
Pull
the small ribbon cable out of the ZIF connector.
Lift
up the flat, yellow connector from its socket on the bottom right of the
motherboard.
Remove
the yellow anti-static tape from the display cable.
Use
a spudger to flip up the retaining flap on the display cable ZIF connector.
Carefully pull the display cable out of its socket.
Lift
the motherboard out of the midframe.
The screen itself is
glued to the midframe. If your replacement screen does not include the
midframe, heat the screen with an iOpener and gently pry it from the midframe
with a spudger or plastic card
