![]() If the keyboard failed, probably you are looking at the full top case replacement or try this keyboard repair hack. In MSI GE62 GP62 PE60 laptops the keyboard is permanently riveted to the top case and cannot be easily removed. With the motherboard removed, we can take a closer look at the top case. The narrow cable is for the backlight and the wide one is for the data. Turn the motherboard upside down and disconnect both keyboard cables. Be careful, there are two keyboard cables connected to the board on the other side. Separate the motherboard from the top case. Remove both screws.ĭisconnect the touchpad and the speaker cable. There are two screw fixing the USB SD card reader board to the top case. ![]() Replacement DC power jack available here: ĭisconnect the speaker cable, lift up and remove the speaker. Lift up the hinge so it opens up at a 60 degree angle.ĭo you notice that in my case both screws are still attached to the hinge? That’s because both hinges in my laptop got completely detached from the top case but we’ll talk about hinge problems later in the post.ĭisconnect the DC jack cable from the motherboard and remove it. The DC power jack is mounted under the hinge. There are three screws fixing each cooling fan to the heatsink.Īfter you remove the screws, you can separate the cooling fan and replace it if necessary. Remove eight screws fixing the heatsink module to the motherboard. Remove two more screws from the right fan and disconnect the fan cable. Remove two screws securing the left fan and disconnect the fan cable from the motherboard. The video cable and Wi-Fi antennas are routed on the side of the left fan. Second, pull the cable out of the connector. This laptop can take up to 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 2400/2666/3200 SOSIMM RAM modules.ĭisconnect both antenna cables from the wireless card.ĭisconnect the display video cable from the motherboard.įirst, unlock the connector by lifting up the locking tab. You can remove and replace RAM modules if necessary. Upgrading regular 2.5″ hard drive to a 2.5″ SATA solid state drive to improve laptop performance. In my case I didn’t have any m.2 SSDs installed but more expensive models come with SSDs installed at factory. MSI GE62 GP62 PE60 motherboards have two or three slots available for the m.2 solid state drive upgrade. ![]() Lift up the hard drive and disconnect it from the SATA port on the motherboard. Remove two screws from the hard drive mounting bracket. ![]() Remove one screw fastening the battery and slide it to the shown direction to disconnect it from the motherboard. ![]()
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