Gateway GWTC116-2BL Touchpad Replacement

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Gateway GWTC116-2BL Touchpad Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

10

Time Required

10 minutes

Introduction

If your touchpad on the Gateway GWTC116-2BL is not working, there may be a problem with it. There could be a possibility it has been damaged, and you need to replace it. In this guide, there is a step-by-step of how to replace a faulty touchpad. Be sure to have a new touchpad that is compatible with the Gateway GWTC116-2BL handy in order to replace the faulty one.

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    • Ground yourself before disassembling and handling the computer.

    • Remove the ten 3.0 mm Phillips #00 screws from the back panel of the laptop.

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    • Use the spudger to pry the back panel away from the body of the laptop.

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    • Remove the five 3.0 mm Phillips #00 screws.

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    • Using your fingers, flick open the battery connector bracket.

    • Remove the connector from bracket.

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    • Pull up the battery to remove from the base.

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    • Flick open the bracket and peel back the white cable.

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    • Peel the metallic tape off of the casing.

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    • Peel off the smaller piece of metallic tape that was underneath the other tape.

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    • Using an opening tool, dislocate the touchpad from the adhesive part of the base.

    • Repeat on the other side.

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    • Pull away the touchpad from the base of the computer.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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