Fujitsu LifeBook P1500 Installation instructions

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.
3. Remove the cover.
2. Extract 3 screws from the Hard
Disk Drive cover.
4. Disconnect the drive cable.

5. Lift out the drive.
7. Remove the cover.
9. Extract 11 lower case screws.
11. Remove the rear hinge cover.
6. Extract 2 screws from the RAM
cover.
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.
12. Extract the 2 hinge screws from
the rear of the case.

13. Open the LifeBook and lay it flat.
15. Lift up the keyboard.
17. Remove the tape and metal
bracket over the antenna cables.
19. Disconnect the Display cable
from the system board.
14. Use a plastic screwdriver to pry
up the keyboard upper cover and
lift it out.
16. Disconnect the keyboard cable
and the TouchPoint cable and lift
the keyboard out.
18. Disconnect the antenna cables
from the WLAN card.
20. Extract 2 hinge screws.

21. Lift the display off of the lower
assembly.
23. Disconnect the TouchPoint
Buttons ribbon cable from the system
board.
25. Disconnect the microphone
cable and turn the upper case over.
27. Extract 2 screws from it.
22. Extract 6 upper case screws.
24. Lift up the upper case.
26. Peal the adhesive guide off of
the TouchPoint Button assembly.
28. Lift the assembly out.

29. Lift out the microphone and its
cable.
31. Disconnect the ribbon cable
from the Daughterboard.
33. Lift out the External VGA
connector cover.
35. Lift out the daughterboard and
disconnect the RJ11 connector
cable from the modem.
30. Press out on the locking clips to
release the WLAN card and remove
it.
32. Extract 4 screws from the
Daughterboard.
34. Remove 2 hex screws from the
connector.
36. Turn the daughterboard over
and extract 2 screws from the
modem.

37. Lift it off.
39. Disconnect the fan cable and lift
the shield out.
41. Remove it from the metal shield.
43. Disconnect the speaker cable
from the system board.
38. Extract 1 screw from the metal
shield.
40. Extract 2 screws from the fan.
42. Disconnect the external DC
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.
47. Lift out the RJ11 connector.
49. Extract 2 screws securing the
speaker bracket.
51. Extract 1 screw from the
grounding strip and lift it out.
46. Lift out the RJ45 connector.
48. Lift out the external DC
connector.
50. Lift out the speaker bracket and
speaker.
52. Remove the stylus.

53. Extract 1 screw from the stylus
holder and lift it out.
55. Extract the 8 screws underneath.
57. Extract 2 screws from the
fingerprint scanner PCB.
59. Extract 1 screw from the left
antenna.
54. Remove 8 screw covers from the
front of the display.
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.
60. Disconnect its cable and
remove it.

61. Extract 1 screw from the right
antenna.
63. Extract 2 screws from the
suspend switch PCB.
65. Disconnect the backlight cable
from the inverter.
67. Remove the tape from its cable.
62. Disconnect its cable and
remove it.
64. Disconnect its cables and
remove it.
66. Extract 1 screw from the corner
of the LCD and tilt it up.
68. Disconnect the cable and lift out
the LCD.

69. Lift out the inverter and
disconnect its power cable.
71. Disconnect its cable and
remove it.
73. Remove the latch.
75. Lift the hinge assembly out.
70. Extract 2 screws from the
application panel PCB.
72. Extract 2 screws from the display
latch.
74. Extract 4 screws from the hinge.
76. Lift the hinge cover off of the
hinge assembly.