Removing the Plastic Cover ..........................21 Removing the Power Switch ..........................22 Removing the Wireless LED Board........................22 Removing the IDE/Audio Board and Microphone ....................23 Removing the Main Board............................24 Removing the Video Board ..........................26 Screws..................................27 Notice ...................................29 NEC Versa P700 Disassembly Manual Page 2...
Overview This document contains step-by-step disassembly instructions for the Versa P700 chassis. The instructions are illustrated where necessary with images of the part that is being removed or disassembled. Furthermore, the screws that are removed are shown next to the image of the parts themselves.
Inside the power supply are hazardous avviare il sistema senza aver prima messo a voltages that can cause serious personal injury. Always posto il coperchio return a defective power supply to your dealer. NEC Versa P700 Disassembly Manual Page 4...
Perform the following steps to remove the VersaBay IV: 5. Slide the latch as shown in the image below to unlock the VersaBay IV Fig. 2: Removing the VersaBay IV. 6. Carefully extract the VersaBay IV from its location. NEC Versa P700 Disassembly Manual Page 5...
2. Carefully disconnect the two antenna wires connected to the wireless mini PCI card. Fig. 4: Removing the Mini PCI Antenna wires 3. Pull apart the retaining clips, to release the mini PCI card. NEC Versa P700 Disassembly Manual Page 6...
Removing the Memory Module Perform the following steps to remove the memory module: (M2.5x3) 1. Unscrew one screw to open the cover assy. 2. Pull apart the retaining clips in order to release the memory module. NEC Versa P700 Disassembly Manual Page 7...
3. Carefully lift the keyboard and put it face down on the front part of the notebook taking care not to rip off the keyboard cable. 4. Locate the connector on the main board where the keyboard cable is attached. NEC Versa P700 Disassembly Manual Page 8...
Fig. 10: Disconnecting the flat cable from the LED assy 3. Now disconnect the flat cable from the main board as shown below and put it aside: NEC Versa P700 Disassembly Manual Page 9...
Removing the Wireless Mini PCI Card), then perform the following steps: 1. Close the LCD cover. 2. Turn the notebook up-side down. 3. Remove the two screws shown in the picture that follows: NEC Versa P700 Disassembly Manual Page 10...
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8. Remove the screws holding the LCD hinge shown below. A (M2.5x5) B (M2.5x3) Fig. 15: Removing the LCD hinge screws 9. Remove the screw holding the LCD flat cable connector onto the main board. NEC Versa P700 Disassembly Manual Page 11...
2. Remove the screws discovered by removing the rubber tabs and the stickers in the previous step. 3. Unclip the LCD front cover from the back LCD cover and put it a side. NEC Versa P700 Disassembly Manual Page 12...
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LCD inverter board from its location. (M2x3) Fig. 20: Removing LCD inverter board screw 6. Disconnect the connectors from the LCD inverter board and put the inverter board aside. NEC Versa P700 Disassembly Manual Page 13...
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9. Carefully remove the LCD from the back cover. 10. Remove the screws marked in the next picture to free the bare LCD panel from the hinges. (M2x2) Fig. 24: Removing hinges screws 11. Turn the LCD panel face down. NEC Versa P700 Disassembly Manual Page 14...
Fig. 26: Removing the hard disk drive cover screws 3. Turn the notebook back in the normal position. 4. Remove the hard disk drive cover sliding out of its position it as shown next. NEC Versa P700 Disassembly Manual Page 15...
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Fig. 28: Removing the hard disk drive 6. Finally remove the black screws shown next to free the hard disk drive from its brackets. (M3x3) Fig. 29: Removing the bracket screws NEC Versa P700 Disassembly Manual Page 16...
5. Disconnect the flat cable of the touchpad from the system as shown below. Now you can remove the touchpad assembly from the system. Fig. 31: Disconnecting the touchpad flat cable 6. With the back of the touchpad assembly still facing up, remove the flat cable from the assembly. NEC Versa P700 Disassembly Manual Page 17...
1. Remove the one screw holding down the left speaker. 2. Disconnect the speakers from the audio board (refer to the picture below for the location of screw and connector mentioned). (M2x6) Fig. 34: Removing the speaker set NEC Versa P700 Disassembly Manual Page 18...
3. Carefully lift the heat sink and disconnect the two CPU fan connectors. Fig. 36: Removing the CPU fan connectors 4. Unlock the CPU with an appropriate screwdriver by turning CPU lock anti clockwise. NEC Versa P700 Disassembly Manual Page 19...
Removing the CMOS Battery To remove the CMOS battery, first remove the keyboard (see Removing the Keyboard), then follow the next steps: 1. Disconnect the battery connector from the main board (see picture below). NEC Versa P700 Disassembly Manual Page 20...
1. Remove the screw on the bottom of the system at the VersaBay location (see picture below). (Cone 2.5X3) Fig. 40: Removing screw in VersaBay location 2. Remove the screws marked in the next picture A (M2x4) B (M2.5x5) Fig. 41: Removing the plastic cover NEC Versa P700 Disassembly Manual Page 21...
Removing the Wireless LED Board To remove the wireless LED board, first remove the keyboard (see Removing the Keyboard), remove the LED assy (see Removing the LED Assy), remove the LCD assembly (see NEC Versa P700 Disassembly Manual Page 22...
1. Disconnect the speaker set connector (see Removing the Speaker Set). 2. Disconnect the microphone connector and put the microphone aside. 3. Remove the screws marked in the picture below. (M2.5x5) Fig. 45: Removing the IDE/Audio board NEC Versa P700 Disassembly Manual Page 23...
1. Remove the last two screws holding the heat sink covering the chipset.. (M2x3) Fig. 46: Removing chipset heat sink 2. Remove the two screws shown next and take out the metal brackets that the screws held in place. (M2.5x5) Fig. 47: Removing brackets NEC Versa P700 Disassembly Manual Page 24...
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5. Now you can remove the screw, disconnect the lid switch and put it aside. (M1.5x6) Fig. 50: Removing the lid switch 6. Remove the screws at the back of the notebook as shown. NEC Versa P700 Disassembly Manual Page 25...
J (M2x3) To remove the video board, first remove the main board (see Removing the Main Board) then follow the next steps: K (M2.5x3) 1. Take the main board and flip it over. NEC Versa P700 Disassembly Manual Page 26...
M2x10 mm M2.5x3 mm M2.5x5 mm M2.5x9 mm M2.5x12 mm w/groove 12 mm M2x4 mm M2x3 mm M3x3 mm M2x3 mm M2x3 mm M2x2 M2x5 mm M2x6 mm Cone 2.5x3 mm M1.5x6 mm NEC Versa P700 Disassembly Manual Page 27...
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