4. Turn the case bottom side up and, with the battery compartment toward you, using the Phillips screwdriver, remove thirteen screws from the bottom case: • four on the right side • two in the battery compartment • two to the left of the battery compartment • one from the RAM module cover (also remove the RAM module cover itself) • one in the hard disk drive compartment • one under the upper left foot (first remove the foot with a pointed knife or probe) • two recessed hinge screws Recessed hinge screws Upper left foot 5. Turn the unit top side up. Figure 2-10. Detaching the Bottom Case 6.
Using a small flat-blade screwdriver, slide the two cable connectors up slightly and detach the two cables from the motherboard. 7. Lift off the top case. Reassembly Notes • Insert the thin (touch pad) cable first, since it has more flexibility than the wide (CD control PCA) cable. • With the cable connectors opened slightly, insert the cables back in the cable connectors and push the connectors shut. 2-16 Removal and Replacement HP OmniBook XE2