Things needed
- Screw driver
Now onward.
Turn The Laptops Power Off
First take the laptop's power off, and close the screen. Turn the entire laptop over so that only the bottom of the laptop case is visible. Hold down the battery's release button and and slide the battery out of the case. Next set the battery and remove the screws at the center and right side of the case that hold the plastic covers over the RAM modules and hard drive. After setting the battery aside, lift the modules up and remove them from the case.
Take Out The Screws
Next, take out the screws holding the plastic cover over the modem. And pull out the cover, remove the modem and set it aside. You the n put the screw driver underneath the plastic above the keyboard. Wiggle the screwdriver until the strip pops up. Now Now set the strip aside and remove the screws on top of the keyboard.
Lift The Keyboard Off The Laptop
Lift the keyboard off the laptop until you can see the motherboard cable.Once you see the motherboard cable, go ahead and disconnect the motherboard cable and then set the keyboard aside completely. After sorting out the keyboard, pull out the screw holding the DVD drive at the top right hand corner of the case. Now slide the DVD drive out of the case and set it aside completely. After sliding the DVD drive out of the case,locate the metal plate in the middle of the case and remove the metal plate's screw. You then pull out the metal plate and remove the three screws near the edge where the metal plate is located.
Disconnect The Motherboard Cables
Disconnect all the motherboard cables located underneath the metal plate. The next step will be to lift the metal plate's cover piece such that the motherboard cable is easily visible. Now go on to remove the video card screw located at the upper left corner of the motherboard. After removing the video card screw, you then go ahead and pull out the old video card. Next, insert the new video card in its place and replace the screw. After inserting the new video card, you then place the cover piece over the motherboard and reconnect all the motherboard cables.
Put The DVD Drive Back In
Put the DVD drive back in and reconnect the screw. Reassemble the laptop and slide the battery back in. Now open the screen lid and insert the installation CD for the new video card into the DVD drive. And finally follow the onscreen instructions to install the video card software.
That's a wrap on "Time To Replace Your Laptop Video Card" Till next time take care.
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Lift The Keyboard Off The Laptop
Lift the keyboard off the laptop until you can see the motherboard cable.Once you see the motherboard cable, go ahead and disconnect the motherboard cable and then set the keyboard aside completely. After sorting out the keyboard, pull out the screw holding the DVD drive at the top right hand corner of the case. Now slide the DVD drive out of the case and set it aside completely. After sliding the DVD drive out of the case,locate the metal plate in the middle of the case and remove the metal plate's screw. You then pull out the metal plate and remove the three screws near the edge where the metal plate is located.
Disconnect The Motherboard Cables
Disconnect all the motherboard cables located underneath the metal plate. The next step will be to lift the metal plate's cover piece such that the motherboard cable is easily visible. Now go on to remove the video card screw located at the upper left corner of the motherboard. After removing the video card screw, you then go ahead and pull out the old video card. Next, insert the new video card in its place and replace the screw. After inserting the new video card, you then place the cover piece over the motherboard and reconnect all the motherboard cables.
Put The DVD Drive Back In
Put the DVD drive back in and reconnect the screw. Reassemble the laptop and slide the battery back in. Now open the screen lid and insert the installation CD for the new video card into the DVD drive. And finally follow the onscreen instructions to install the video card software.
That's a wrap on "Time To Replace Your Laptop Video Card" Till next time take care.
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