Asus Eee PC 900 Touchpad Replacement

Slide the battery's locking tabs from the locked position to unlocked positions.

Slide the battery out while holding the left locking tab in the unlocked position.

Identify the three metal tabs holding down the laptop's keyboard.

Using a spudger, depress each metal tab to remove the keyboard.

Clips hold the bottom portion of the keyboard to the laptop. Gently lift the upper portion of the keyboard and then move the entire keyboard towards the computer's screen until the ribbon cable is visible.

Using a spudger, gently push the two black pins holding the ribbon cable towards the computer's screen.

Slide the keyboard's ribbon cable from the connector.

Remove the keyboard by lifting upwards.

Remove the nine 4.76mm Phillips #0 screws on the top cover of the laptop.

Remove the six 4.76 mm Phillips #0 screws on the back of the laptop.

Flip the laptop back over and identify the touchpad ribbon.

Unlock the tan locking pin from the black connector by pushing the pin to the right with a spudger.

Slide out the touchpad's ribbon connector by pulling the blue tab to the right.

Use a plastic opening tool to gently detach the top cover from the laptop's base. See the next step for removing the cover.

Remove the laptop cover.

Flip the top cover over and identify the touchpad back plate.

Identify the conductive foil.

Fold back the conductive foil from the touchpad back plate using a spudger.

Remove the two 4.76mm Phillips #0 screws securing the touchpad back plate.

Remove the yellow tape holding the touchpad's ribbon connector with a spudger.

Use a spudger to lift the front edge of the touchpad back plate.

Gently grasp the edges of the back plate and pull towards you to remove.

Lift the touchpad out of its placeholder.