Since your in there, you might as well do the upgrade since once you put it back together there is a good risk of damaging it if you take it apart again. A 450GB drive can be had for around 130-150 these days. A 250GB samsung msata (for first and second gen units) or m.2 (for 3rd and 4th gen units) can be had for around 80 dollars. While your in there, you will likely want to replace the solid state drive. This will result in a much more professional and permanent repair than gobbing liquid glue in the gap and smooshing it down. Use some 3M 9448A black double coated tape to put the screen back down. Don't rush it or you will damage something. Also, once the screen is free, let the laptop cool COMPLETELY before undoing the plastic clips that hold the FPC cables down. Do it SLOWLY and a little at a time and the glue along the lower edge will separate. (for the first gen, separate the sides and top with the plastic card (you want something thinner than a credit card actually, like perhaps a piece of a milk jug or water bottle) Then til the screen up along the bottom edge. ) Refer to the disassembly guide or tear-down to make sure you don't damage the cables. then slide a very thin piece of plastic around the edges and take the whole screen off. I suggest putting it in a hot car until its really hot, like you can barely pick it up. Now I have got myself a new laptop I have decided to de-assemble the surface (only two sides need to be unglued) and take photographs of the inside and send them to Consumer Protection Agency hoping that they will issue a mandatory recall of this defective and dangerous product. Probably it is leaking and bloating inside and could even explode. They said they will replace my computer with another refurbished on for $750! Now another 4 months have passed and the screen has completely has come off on two sides. My computer was registered with them and they had all the contact information with them. So Microsoft refused to replace my computer. It was 3 years and one month after the purchase. Finally I came across an article about these issues and contacted Microsoft. Flicker, discoloration and slight bulging. There was a law suit & they extended the warranty to 3 years instead of the usual one year.
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