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Disassembly safety

IMPORTANT! Read This First!

Before you disassemble your XO 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.
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 laptop:

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: A small flat blade screwdriver or flat piece of wood/plastic (coffee stirrer) for gently prying up the display and camera connectors. Do not twist tool, you will damage the cable. Gently rotate tool upwards instead
Optional: anti-static mat or anti-static wrist strap. Connect these to an earth ground.

A longer list is available. For more information, see the Repair manual.

Disassembly top

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

The screen
The game buttons
The power button
The microphone, camera, or speakers
The motherboard

Related disassembly instructions exist for:

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

For older versions of these instructions, see Disassembly/Archive.

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 * ''Optional:'' anti-static mat or anti-static wrist strap. Connect these to an earth ground.
+A [[Repair center kit|longer list]] is available.  For more information, see the [[Repair|Repair manual]].
-If you want to do a large number of more complex repairs, you might want to consider investing in a [[Repair center kit]].
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