[GUIDE] How to replace keyboard, WLAN card, and/or add RAM on a Clevo shell (pictures included)

Note: This was done to my Malibal Satori (Clevo P170EM). Yours may be slightly or totally different from mine. (Thanks, jclausius)

Many here will not need this guide but I know some who are wondering how they can add RAM in addition the RAM they already have, change their keyboard and/or upgrade their WLAN card.

It's very easy and the pictures I'm including are pretty much self-explanatory.

Steps:

1. Remove the top most panel found right above your keyboard. It's held in place by tabs, not screws, so be gentle when prying it off.



2. Remove the 5 silver screws holding your keyboard in place.

3. Gently lift the keyboard off the body but don't pick it up too fast, too high. It's still connected to the motherboard and you don't want to rip the ribbon its attached to.

4. There should have been two tabs (one on each side) that held down the keyboard. After you hear the little popping noise from those two tabs, you can now slide the keyboard forward (away from your body). DO NOT LIFT THE KEYBOARD OFF THE BODY!



5. Tilt the keyboard up so you can see what's underneath. You don't have to remove the ribbon unless you're replacing the keyboard.



5a. If that's the case, this is your last step. You just gently pull out the clamp holding down the ribbon (mine is gray) and then pull out the ribbon.

5b. If you want to add RAM, you will see towards the center from the left that there are two empty slots labeled "RAM3" and "RAM4". Obviously, this is where you add RAM. The one on the bottom of your laptop, near the CPU are your "RAM1" and "RAM2".

5c. If you want to upgrade WLAN card, to the very left you see a small card inserted with two antennas attached to it. Take off the antennas and then the screw before you pull the card out.


( NOTE: This picture is upside down. I should have rotated, but I forgot to.)

6. DONE!

To put everything back together, just reverse the steps you took. Just remember to pop the keyboard in place after sliding it down/in. The panel covering the keyboard should also be clipped in properly so that it doesn't come loose.

 

your finger nails are just so well manicured sean. do you moisturize?

 

Hahaha. Really, I don't. My palm is pretty calloused, actually, but my hands are always clean... water > soap > sanitizer with aloe. Every. Single. Time. LOL.

 

Nice Guide. Nice Fingernails. Nice Pictures.

+1

 

Nice guide! I did have to laugh at the "your finger nails are just so well manicured sean. do you moisturize? " too

 

Lol. Sigh. It's my OCD. :/ My phone's camera takes bad pics if I zoom in and if I take it too close, I block the light (massive shadows). I don't mean to feature my hand/fingernails whenever I take pics.

 

Those are great pics for a phone camera. While looking at them I also noticed its a great example of the Island style keyboard, which I've seen some people ask what that looks like.

 

Seanzky,

Great step by step. Was this done on your Satori?

A quick suggestion, you may want to update the top to say so in order to prevent any confusion. For example, these instructions would not work on my Clevo x7200, in which the touchpad IS connected by screws from the bottom, and lift it out w/ out removing the screws would break the panel.

 

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You're right! I can't believe I overlooked that part. Yes, this was done to my Satori. Thanks!