Puget B550i Component Replacement Guide

Table of Contents

Introduction

This guide is intended for the Puget B550i laptop, but also applies to the Sager NP2252 and the Clevo/Pro-Star W25AEU. If you have a laptop purchased from Puget Systems, we highly recommend contacting our support department prior to replacing any components.

Battery Removal

Move the locking clip to the unlocked position	Push the battery release to the unlocked position and remove the battery from the laptop

To reinstall the battery, see the Battery Installation section of this article.

Keyboard Removal

Due to the fact that there are no replaceable components under the keyboard in this model of laptop, the keyboard is much more difficult to install/remove than on other models. The bezel especially is much easier to damage, so if you are going to replace the keyboard we caution you to be very careful to not damage the laptop or keyboard. Before doing any work in a laptop, we recommend disconnecting the power brick and removing the battery.

On the bottom of the laptop beneath the battery, remove the two screws shown	With a thin screwdriver inserted at the top-right corner of the bezel near the power button, gently pry up the bezel. It is very easy to damage the area around the bezel, so be careful to only apply minimal pressure. If the bezel does not come up, move to a slightly different area and try again
Once the end of the bezel has been loosened, begin lifting up on the bezel applying a slight twisting motion so that the side closest to the keyboard comes up first	Once the entire top is detached, you can remove the bezel from the laptop.
Unscrew the five screws holding the keyboard in place	They keyboard is held in place with tabs on both sides, so lift the keyboard up from the middle and allow it to slightly flex. This will let the tabs on both sides come loose
Lay the keyboard facedown to give easy access to the ribbon cable	On either side of the ribbon cable is a brown pin. With a small screwdriver, push this pin towards the laptop's screen. Do this for both sides
With the pins loosened, you can pull the cable towards the laptop's screen and remove the keyboard from the laptop

To reinstall the keyboard, see the Keyboard Installation section of this article.

Hard Drive Removal

Before doing any work in a laptop, we recommend disconnecting the power brick and removing the battery.

Remove the two screws holding the cover in place	With a small screwdriver, pop the cover up at the indentation
Lift the cover up and remove it from the laptop	Grasp the plastic over the hard drive and firmly unseat it from its socket
Lift the drive out to remove it from the laptop

To reinstall the secondary hard drive, see the Hard Drive Installation section of this article.

Back Panel Removal

The back panel encloses the CPU, RAM sticks and WiFi card.

Remove the four screws that secure the back panel in place	Lift up on the panel at the indentation
Lift the panel until you can access the fan plug and unplug the fan from the header	Remove the panel from the laptop

To reinstall the back panel, see the Back Panel Installation section of this article.

RAM Removal

Before doing any work in a laptop, we recommend disconnecting the power brick and removing the battery. To access the area that the first and second RAM sticks are located in, first remove the back panel.

Gently pull apart the two clips that hold the RAM in place. The RAM will pop up when the clips have been moved	Grasp the edge of the stick and remove it from the slot by pulling at a 45° angle towards the CPU heatsink
Repeat this process for the second stick

To reinstall RAM sticks, see the RAM Installation section of this article.

WiFi Card Removal

Before doing any work in a laptop, we recommend disconnecting the power brick and removing the battery. To access the area that the WiFi card is located in, first remove the back panel.

Using either a small screwdriver or simply your fingernails, pop off the connected antenna	Remove the single screw holding the card in place. The card will pop up when the screw is removed.
Remove the card by pulling it at a 45° angle towards the center of the laptop

To reinstall the WiFi Card, see the WiFi Card Installation section of this article.

CPU Removal

Before doing any work in a laptop, we recommend disconnecting the power brick and removing the battery. To access the area that the CPU is located in, first remove the back panel.

First unscrew the three screws labeled 1-3 in order	Grasping the plastic tab, gently rock the heatsink side to side to loosen the bond between the CPU and the heatsink then remove it from the laptop
With the heatsink removed, clean the CPU and GPU first with a clean paper towel, then with isopropyl alcohol if possible	Rotate the screw that locks the CPU in place 90 degrees counter-clockwise to unlock the CPU
Lift the CPU directly up and remove it from the laptop

To reinstall the CPU, see the CPU Installation section of this article.

Optical Drive Removal

Before doing any work in a laptop, we recommend disconnecting the power brick and removing the battery.

Remove the single screw holding the optical drive in place	Using a small screw driver or paperclip, manually eject the drive
Fully extend the drive tray, then continue pulling gently to remove the drive from the laptop	If you are replacing the optical drive, you will need to move the mounting bracket to the new drive by removing the two screws shown
The faceplate will also need to be moved to the new drive. To do so, first depress the clip shown and gently separate the faceplate from the drive	Depress the clip on the other side of the drive to fully remove the faceplate

To reinstall the optical drive, see the Optical Drive Installation section of this article.

Battery Installation

Slide the battery into the laptop until it clicks into place	Move the locking clip into the locked position

Keyboard Installation

Place a cloth over the laptop's screen to prevent scratches then lay the keyboard on top of the screen face-up. Position the keyboard so that you can insert the ribbon cable into the slot. Make sure that the brown pin is pushed out before you insert the ribbon cable	Ensure that the ribbon cable is fully seated
Push the brown pins on either side in with either a small screw driver or your fingernail. Ensure that the cable does not back out while doing so	Move the keyboard down into place, making sure that the tabs along the bottom of the keyboard are seated
Due to the tabs on either side of the keyboard, the easiest way to fully seat the keyboard is to lift up slightly at the middle of the keyboard, then press on the far-right edge until it clicks into place	Do the same thing with the left side of the keyboard
Reinstall the five screws that hold the keyboard in place	Position the bezel in place with the edge closest to the screen being installed first
Press down along the top of the bezel working from the middle out until it clicks into place	Reinstall the two screws on the bottom of the laptop to secure the keyboard in place

At this point, simply install the battery and the laptop is ready for use.

Hard Drive Installation

Before installing a new hard drive, be sure to move both the thin plastic sheet from the old drive to the new one.

Insert the back of the hard drive into the laptop. It needs to slide under the panel slightly in order for the front of the drive to properly drop into place	Drop the front end of the drive into the laptop and slide the drive up until it is fully seated into the SATA connector
Reinstall the cover plate by positioning the tabs along the bottom first then pivoting the cover down onto the laptop	Reinstall the two screws that secure the cover in place

When this is completed, simply install the battery to complete the hard drive replacement.

RAM Installation

Insert the RAM into the slot at a 45° angle	Gently press down on the RAM until it clicks into place
Repeat this process for the second stick

When this is completed, install the back panel and battery to complete the RAM replacement.

WiFi Card Installation

Insert the WiFi card into the slot at a 45° angle	Gently hold down the card and reinstall the single screw to secure the card in place
Reattach the antenna by simply pressing them into place	Endure that the antenna are positioned so that they are not on top of the SD card slot which may cause a problem with the back panel

When this is completed, install the back panel and battery to complete the WiFi card replacement.

CPU Installation

Drop the CPU into place. If it does not fully seat, verify that the locking screw is in the unlocked position	Turn the locking screw 90° while gently holding down the CPU to lock the CPU in place
Apply a thin line of thermal paste across the CPU die	Only a small amount of thermal paste is necessary as the pressure of the heatsink will spread it across the CPU die
Drop the heatsink into place	Reinstall the three screws labeled 1-3 in order

When this is completed, install the back panel and battery to complete the CPU replacement.

Back Panel Installation

First, plug the fan into the header on the motherboard	This header is keyed so the plug can only go in one way
Drop the back panel into place starting with the side closest to the edge of the laptop	Reinstall the four screws that hold the back panel in place

When this is completed, simply install the battery and the laptop is ready for use.

Optical Drive Installation

Remove the faceplate from the new drive by first depressing the clip shown and gently separating the faceplace from the drive	Depress the clip on the other side of the drive to fully remove the faceplate
Install the faceplate that goes with the laptop by simply pressing it onto the drive until it clicks into place	Install the mounting bracket onto the new drive
Slide the drive into the laptop	Gently press it into place. The last quarter inch will have a bit more resistance as the drive makes the power/data connection to the laptop
Reinstall the single screw to secure the drive in place

When this is completed, simply install the battery and the laptop is ready for use.