Having trouble removing cover off a Clevo P960RD laptop case

[mattratcliffe]

Hi all

As the title suggests I have tried to remove the case (Clevo P960RD) to see what upgrades I can do. I have removed all the screws on case underside and even popped the keyboard out but the case does not come off. It seems like there is a hidden screw somewhere in the middle that I just can't see.

I followed this video which has pretty much the identical case to mine but my PC specialist case does not pop off like his does!

If anyone has come across this and could point me in the right direction that would be great!

Many thanks
Matt

 

[BlessedSquirrel]

Hi all

As the title suggests I have tried to remove the case (Clevo P960RD) to see what upgrades I can do. I have removed all the screws on case underside and even popped the keyboard out but the case does not come off. It seems like there is a hidden screw somewhere in the middle that I just can't see.

I followed this video which has pretty much the identical case to mine but my PC specialist case does not pop off like his does!

If anyone has come across this and could point me in the right direction that would be great!

Many thanks
Matt

Hiya, is this a pcspecialist system? Can you post your full specs from the order page?

 

[mattratcliffe]

Hiya, is this a pcspecialist system? Can you post your full specs from the order page?

Thanks for the reply and apologies for the delay my side. Yes it is a PC specialist laptop. Specs below:

Chassis & Display	Defiance Series: 16.1" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)	Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor 9750H (2.6GHz, 4.5GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)	32GB Corsair 2400MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card	NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2080 Max-Q - 8.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive	512GB ADATA SU800 M.2 2280 (560 MB/R, 520 MB/W) Change to: 512GB INTEL® 660p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 1500MB/sR | 1000MB/sW)
1st Storage Drive	1TB SEAGATE 7mm SERIAL ATA III 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 128MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
Memory Card Reader	Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor	1 x 180W AC Adaptor
Power Cable	1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Battery	Defiance Series 4 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (62WH)
Thermal Paste	STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card	2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless	GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 M.2 GAMING + BLUETOOTH 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options	2 x USB 3.1 PORTS (Type C) + 2 x USB 3.1 PORTS
Keyboard Language	RGB BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System	Windows 10 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language	United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media	Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software	FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus	NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser	Google Chrome™
Notebook Mouse	INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam	INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty	3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery	STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time	Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Welcome Book	PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland

Hope that helps

thanks
Matt

 

[BlessedSquirrel]

So it's clipped on once you remove the screws, you have to release the clips as he did by skirting around the edge to release them.

You've unscrewed the keyboard screws as well?

 

[mattratcliffe]

Hey SpiderTracks

Yes I undid every screw and removed all the clips around the edges. It just seemed to be stuck in the middle of the case , like it was attached to something else. If that is the right approach I'll try again and see if I get any success (I already broke the side of the case so stopped).

Just wondered if anyone else had experience with this particular case and removing it.

thanks
Matt

 

[Martinr36]

Does the defiance Havre an external battery, if so remove it and make sure there are no screws in the battery compartment

 

[Bhuna50]

Hey SpiderTracks

Yes I undid every screw and removed all the clips around the edges. It just seemed to be stuck in the middle of the case , like it was attached to something else. If that is the right approach I'll try again and see if I get any success (I already broke the side of the case so stopped).

Just wondered if anyone else had experience with this particular case and removing it.

thanks
Matt

There might be one hole in the middle that has a keyboard sign next to it, it wont be a screw but a gentle push will unclip the keyboard in the middle that will have stopped the case from being removed (possibly) - you need to pop the keyboard off.

 

[mattratcliffe]

Thanks for the replies. There is no external battery and I have removed the keyboard previously so I will check again to see if I missed anything.

thanks
Matt

 

[mattratcliffe]

Not to necro this post but as an update I finally managed to get the laptop case off. Peoples advice here was spot on. There were additional screws under the keyboard that I had to remove (after removing keyboard screws and popping the keyboard out).

So just in case another internet citizen comes across this post, that's how you get this damn case off!

Thanks again for the help.

 

[hogfish]

Just to thank everyone for this post. I have just hit the same problem on a new Clevo. I haven't tried to remove the keyboard
yet, but it sounds promising.