FUJITSU P1500 User Manual

LifeBook P1500

Disassembly

ESD Precautions are required when working on this LifeBook computer.
Make sure the LifeBook is turned off before beginning this disassembly

procedure.

1. Turn the LifeBook over and
remove the battery.

2. Extract 3 screws from the Hard
Disk Drive cover.

3. Remove the cover.

4. Disconnect the drive cable.

5. Lift out the drive.

6. Extract 2 screws from the RAM
cover.

7. Remove the cover.

9. Extract 11 lower case screws.

8. Press out on the locking clips to
release the RAM and lift it out.

10. Turn the LifeBook over, open it
slightly and stand it on its front.

11. Remove the rear hinge cover.

12. Extract the 2 hinge screws from
the rear of the case.

13. Open the LifeBook and lay it flat.

14. Use a plastic screwdriver to pry
up the keyboard upper cover and
lift it out.

15. Lift up the keyboard.

17. Remove the tape and metal
bracket over the antenna cables.

16. Disconnect the keyboard cable
and the TouchPoint cable and lift
the keyboard out.

18. Disconnect the antenna cables
from the WLAN card.

19. Disconnect the Display cable
from the system board.

20. Extract 2 hinge screws.

21. Lift the display off of the lower
assembly.

22. Extract 6 upper case screws.

23. Disconnect the TouchPoint
Buttons ribbon cable from the system
board.

25. Disconnect the microphone
cable and turn the upper case over.

24. Lift up the upper case.

26. Peal the adhesive guide off of
the TouchPoint Button assembly.

27. Extract 2 screws from it.

28. Lift the assembly out.

29. Lift out the microphone and its
cable.

30. Press out on the locking clips to
release the WLAN card and remove
it.

31. Disconnect the ribbon cable
from the Daughterboard.

33. Lift out the External VGA
connector cover.

32. Extract 4 screws from the
Daughterboard.

34. Remove 2 hex screws from the
connector.

35. Lift out the daughterboard and
disconnect the RJ11 connector
cable from the modem.

36. Turn the daughterboard over
and extract 2 screws from the
modem.

37. Lift it off.

38. Extract 1 screw from the metal
shield.

39. Disconnect the fan cable and lift
the shield out.

41. Remove it from the metal shield.

40. Extract 2 screws from the fan.

42. Disconnect the external DC
cable from the system board.

43. Disconnect the speaker cable
from the system board.

44. Extract 1 screw from the system
board.

45. Lift it out, and disconnect the
RJ45 connector’s cable from it.

46. Lift out the RJ45 connector.

47. Lift out the RJ11 connector.

49. Extract 2 screws securing the
speaker bracket.

48. Lift out the external DC
connector.

50. Lift out the speaker bracket and
speaker.

51. Extract 1 screw from the
grounding strip and lift it out.

52. Remove the stylus.

53. Extract 1 screw from the stylus
holder and lift it out.

54. Remove 8 screw covers from the
front of the display.

55. Extract the 8 screws underneath.

57. Extract 2 screws from the
fingerprint scanner PCB.

56. Pry around the perimeter of the
display to release the front cover
from the rear and lift it off.

58. Lift it out and disconnect its
cable.

59. Extract 1 screw from the left
antenna.

60. Disconnect its cable and
remove it.

61. Extract 1 screw from the right
antenna.

62. Disconnect its cable and
remove it.

63. Extract 2 screws from the
suspend switch PCB.

65. Disconnect the backlight cable
from the inverter.

64. Disconnect its cables and
remove it.

66. Extract 1 screw from the corner
of the LCD and tilt it up.

67. Remove the tape from its cable.

68. Disconnect the cable and lift out
the LCD.

69. Lift out the inverter and
disconnect its power cable.

70. Extract 2 screws from the
application panel PCB.

71. Disconnect its cable and
remove it.

73. Remove the latch.

72. Extract 2 screws from the display
latch.

74. Extract 4 screws from the hinge.

75. Lift the hinge assembly out.

76. Lift the hinge cover off of the
hinge assembly.