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Disassembly safety

IMPORTANT! Read This First!

Before you disassemble your laptop, there are some things you should know about staying safe around electricity and small parts. In brief:

Protect your eyes. Watch out for small pieces of plastic or metal. If you have glasses or safety goggles, wear them.
Watch out for electric shock. Always unplug your XO and take out the battery before you disassemble to keep the XO from shocking you. If you can, touch something metal connected to the ground before you disassemble to prevent yourself from (static electricity) shocking the XO.
Be careful. Use a clear workspace so you can see what you are doing, and keep small parts in bowls so they don't fall off the table. Avoid dropping metal objects on the motherboard. Use common sense - if you find yourself yanking really hard on a part, it's probably not supposed to come off that way!

Read the Disassembly safety section for more information on how to stay safe. The laptop is designed to be easy and safe to take apart, but caution is always a good idea.

Disassembly tools

Here's what you'll need to take apart your XO.

A clean, flat surface to work on, with adequate light. Choose a workspace where wind will not blow dust inside the XO and where curious animals will not disrupt your work.
Phillips head #1 screwdriver. Magnetizing your screwdriver will make it easier to work with screws.
A clean container (or several) to hold screws and other small parts. Bowls and cups work fine.
Optional: anti-static mat or anti-static wrist strap. Connect these to an earth ground.

If you want to do a large number of more complex repairs, you might want to consider investing in a Repair center kit.

Disassembly top

You should go through the Disassembly top instructions if you need to access:

The screen
The backlight
The game buttons
The power button
The speakers
The "rabbit ear" wireless antennae
The motherboard
The colored "XO Person" on the back

Disassembly bottom

You should go through the Disassembly bottom instructions if you need to access:

The spare screws in the handle
The keyboard
The touchpad
The mouse buttons
The battery
The "latches" that hold in the "rabbit ear" wifi antennae
The rubber feet

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 Here's what you'll need to take apart your XO.
+* A clean, flat surface to work on, with adequate light. Choose a workspace where wind will not blow dust inside the XO and where curious animals will not disrupt your work.
-* A dust-free work space, as much as possible. XOs are quite dust-resistant, and dust must not get inside.
+* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_F._Phillips Phillips head] #1 screwdriver. [[Magnetizing your screwdriver]] will make it easier to work with screws.
-* A clean, flat surface to work on
+* A clean container (or several) to hold screws and other small parts. Bowls and cups work fine.
-* Adequate light
-* Phillips (tm) head #1 screwdriver -- You might want to magnetize it, so it will pick up (and hold) screws.
-* A clean container (or several) to hold screws and other small parts. Screws in the XO are rather special; don't lose them!
 * ''Optional:'' anti-static mat or anti-static wrist strap. Connect these to an earth ground.
-* Be aware that pet cats love to jump up onto a workspace and send little pieces flying!
 If you want to do a large number of more complex repairs, you might want to consider investing in a [[Repair center kit]].