MSI GS60 6QE GHOST PRO 4K Motherboard Replacement

Written By: Azher Hamid
  • Comments: 4
MSI GS60 6QE GHOST PRO 4K Motherboard Replacement

Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

16

Time Required

1 hour

Introduction

The motherboard replacement is the most critical and difficult repair process of this laptop. Gaining access to laptop's motherboard allows the user to also replace the CPU/GPU fan or the RAM if need be.

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    • Remove the eleven 5mm screws with a Phillips #0 bit.

    • Remove the four 2.5mm screws with a Phillips #0 bit.

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    • After opening the bottom plate, locate the battery and the battery connection.

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    • Unplug the battery connection carefully from the motherboard, and remove the old battery.

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    • Remove the four 2.5 mm screws from the motherboard.

    Hey guys! I have completed this upgrade and just wanted to add a note for you out there that are planning on following these instructions.

    There is another screw that needs to be removed located at the left vent- inward, towards the battery.

    This is something I didn’t spot straight away and took me a little while to notice.

    Cheers!

    Plamen T. -

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    • Unplug the speaker wire.

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    • Gently lift the selected black tab that connects the cable onto the board and then slide out the cable.

    • Be careful not to break the black cover.

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    • Gently lift the selected black tab that connects the cable onto the board and then slide out the cable.

    • Be careful not to break the black cover because it can be broken easily

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    • Gently lift the selected black tab that connects the cable onto the board and then slide out the cable.

    • Be careful not to break the black cover. lift it up gently

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    • Gently lift the selected black tab that connects the cable onto the board and then slide out the cable.

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    • Gently lift the selected black tab that connects the cable onto the board and then slide out the cable.

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    • Unplug the selected cable

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    • Locate and unplug the selected cables.

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    • Gently lift the selected black tab that connects the cable onto the board and then slide out the cable.

    • Unplug it carefully without breaking the black cover.

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    • Gently unplug the selected cable

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    • Gently remove the electronic component by sliding it out and lifting it up after unscrewing the 2.5 mm screw

    • Make sure your unscrew the screw first and unplug the chip from the motherboard. Do not disconnect the wires connected to the chip

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    • After unplugging all of the cables and unscrewing all of the screws, gently remove the motherboard out of the computer chassis

    • This part will take some effort but remember not to apply to much pressure on the motherboard as to not damage any of the small electrical components on the board

Conclusion

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

Author

Azher Hamid

Member since: 28/09/17

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3 comments

Hello,

can you please submit us the mainboard version (V1.1 or V1.2) for the MSI GS60 Ghost Pro 4K Laptop?

i need a replacement but i dont know which version is the right one for my GS60 4K (MS-16H71)

thanks in advance

best regards

Sebastian U. -

Hi,

Hi,

I was wondering if you could help me? I need to find a complete bottom section for my MSI GS60 2QEAs it has completely melted. If you could let me know of any possible suppliers I’ll be very grateful.

Stephen Donnelly -

My msi laptop GS70 6QE is black screen even though the power is already running. What should I do?

sixtus Gan2 -