Microsoft Surface Pro 4 - screen bulge fixed, battery replaced, SSD upgraded!

Own one of the tablets with the bulging screen, maybe even developing a screen gap? Need to deal with poor battery life (or no life at all)? Want to upgrade SSD on one of these ultraportable laptop/tablets? This and a lot more you can find in this video (use the chapters if you want to jump to a specific section)! So this time around the subject is Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (1724). The device is not exactly new, but I love these Surface tablets, own several and quite pleased with what they can do. Full blown PC with proper OS in a tablet form factor? Yes please! But like many similar devices, over the time internal battery deteriorates. This means poor battery life, but more importantly, eventual battery swelling that leads to screen bulging, often followed by screen delamination or even cracking. Unfortunately, these devices are not easy to repair. To get to the battery, we'll need to disassemble pretty much the whole tablet, including detaching the screen, disconnecting a lot of things internally, removing the motherboard and then the battery. Then do everything again in reverse ;) And you can see me do exactly that in this video. This means that you can use it to see how to replace the LCD screen, internal components, battery and yes, internal SSD can be upgraded while we're there. If you want to do a project like this, I suggest to pay attention to the video as a lot of things can go wrong. I would know ;) Extended worklog version is on the sibling JMI Works channel:    • [JMI wLog] Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Repair ...   Don't forget to like and subscribe if you found this useful and would like to see more. Let me know in the comments what you agree/disagree with, what you liked, what you didn't like, if you have any questions, if you know of a better way of doing it, or if there is something that I absolutely should not be doing or have done ;) All constructive feedback is welcome! ;) Disclaimer: This video is only for entertainment purposes. Any injury, damage, or loss that may result from improper use of tools, equipment, or from the information in this video is the sole responsibility of the viewer. 00:00 Intro 00:24 Is it a bad battery in your tablet, or is it just happy to see you? 01:03 Real reason why your device developed a bulge 01:58 I have a plan! 02:45 Different methods for screen removal 05:18 Warning: here be dangerous areas when cutting screen adhesive! 06:14 Cut the screen out 11:41 Disconnect the screen 13:21 That's one gassy battery! 13:33 Why full disassembly is a better way 14:15 Remove antenna support bracket 14:51 Remove CPU EM shield 15:15 Remove heatsink assembly 17:10 Detach camera connectors 18:18 Disconnect power and volume buttons 18:36 Disconnect left speaker 19:00 Disconnect headphone connector 19:21 Disconnect SD card reader connector 20:20 Disconnect power/dock internal connector 21:15 Disconnect right speaker connectors 22:07 Unscrew the motherboard 23:17 Remove right speaker assembly 23:58 Remove the motherboard 24:35 Battery removal plan 25:37 Remove that battery! 28:57 Old battery vs new battery, ouch... 29:20 Install new battery 30:28 Reinstall the motherboard 31:25 Reassemble and reattach internal components 34:23 Clean up and reapply thermal paste 36:34 Reattach heatsink assembly 37:18 Reinstall CPU EM shield and antenna support bracket 37:49 Replace SSD 39:21 Reuse and reapply screen adhesive 40:37 Reconnect the screen 41:03 Glue the screen in place 43:29 Success - thanks for watching!