EUROCOM Sky X9C User manual

P870DM3 to P870TM1 Conversion Guide

Tools Required
1. Container to hold screws
2. Large and small Philips screwdrivers
3. Exacto knife
4. High quality thermal paste
5. Cloth for cleaning thermal paste
6. Contact cleaner, or isopropyl alcohol

Part 1: Preparing the P870TM1 For install
Step 1. Remove the 9 screws holding
the bottom cover on
Step 2. Remove the Bottom Cover

Step 3. Remove the GPU heatsink by
removing the 4 screws.
Set aside
Step 4. Remove the CPU heatsink, by
going from number 7 to 1, disconnect
CPU fan.
Set aside.
Verify that there is no screw in the
hole mark KB.

Step 5. Open CPUretention clip.
Step 6. Carefully install CPU.
Make sure it is flat.

Step 7. Close CPU retention clip
Step 8. Apply and spread high quality
thermal paste.

Step 9. Install CPU heatsink, follow the
number pattern from 1 to 7.
Plug in CPU Fan.

Part 2: Removing parts from P870DM3
Step 1. Remove the 9 screws holding
the bottom cover on
Step 2. Remove the Bottom Cover

Step 3. Remove the 4 screws and
remove the battery.
Remove K/B screw
Step 4. Push large screwdriver in hold
between CPU fan and subwoofer

Step 5. Lift keyboard from top near
LCD and place on palm rest.
Be careful, there are 3 cables
attached.
Step 6. Disconnect 3 keyboard cables,
and remove keyboard.

Step 7. Remove RAM, and unscrew
Wi-Fi card.
Step 8. Remove Wi-Fi card, and
disconnect the 2 cables.
Be careful, the cables are fragile.

Step 9. Remove LCD screw covers with
an Exacto knife.
Step 10. Remove the 2 LCD screws

Step 11. Remove LCD front cover
Step 12. Remove the 4 LCD screws
and lay the panel down on the
palmrest.

Step 13. Disconnect LCD Cable, and
remove LCD.
Set aside.
Step 14. Remove the 14 screws and
remove the GPU heatsink.

Step 15. Clean thermal paste off GPU
Step 16. Remove the 2 screws and
disconnect GPU power cable.
Remove GPU.

Step 17. Remove the 1 screws and
remove HDD.
Remove GPU power cable.

Part 3: Installing parts to the P870TM1
Step 1. Install LCD cable and lock
down with tape.
Step 2. Install 4 LCD screws.
Verify that LCD cable is tucked behind
clip.
Install LCD Front Cover

Step 3. Install RAM and Wi-Fi.
Be careful, the cables are fragile.
Step 4. Connect the 3 cables and
install keyboard.

Step 5. Keyboard installed.
Step 6. Install HDD, and install GPU
power cable.

Step 7. Install GPU, attach GPU power
cable.
Install 2 screws to GPU.
Apply high quality thermal paste.
Step 8. Install GPU heatsink.
Follow the number pattern for screws,
skip numbers that are not used.