Introduction
Motherboards can be damaged when there is injury to the device or even during a power surge. When either occurs, this often results in a computer that will not power on or respond. This guide shows how to replace a defective motherboard in a Poin2 Chromebook 11.
What you need
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Power down the Poin2 Chrombook 11 and disconnect the power adapter.
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Close the Chromebook and position it with the base facing up.
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Use a #0 Phillips screwdriver to unscrew the ten 7mm screws that hold the base to the rest of the frame
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Insert a 1cm-wide plastic opening tool between the base and top frame.
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Pry (up and down) around the entire border of the Chromebook to separate.
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Use your hands to gently lift the base away from the frame.
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Unplug the white 8-wire battery connector using a spudger to push the two L-shaped clips out of the socket.
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Use a spudger (or fingertips) to flip up the plastic clamps that hold down the two ribbon cables connected to the motherboard.
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Pull the cables from their sockets.
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Tool used on this step:Tweezers$4.99
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Disconnect the coaxial connectors from the motherboard using tweezers (or a spudger) to "snap" off the connectors from their sockets.
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Disconnect the speaker and charging port cables by pulling the connectors out of their sockets.
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Use a #000 Phillips screwdriver and remove the twelve 4mm screws that hold the motherboard.
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Use a plastic opening tool and pry around the edges of the motherboard to release.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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