MSI GS60 Disassembly
In this guide, I will explain how to disassemble the MSI GS60. I will remove the battery, RAM, SSD, hard drive, wireless card, keyboard, heat sink, cooling fan, and motherboard.
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Remove all screws from the bottom cover.
Insert a plastic pry tool near the hinge between the bottom cover and palm rest. Since there are no clips on the bottom cover, simply slide the pry tool along the edge of the bottom cover to remove it.
When the bottom case was removed, you could access the battery, hard drive, speakers, wireless card, heat sink, and cooling fan.
The MSI GS60 comes with an 11.4V, 4,640mAh Li-polymer battery. Its part number is BTY-M6F.
Disconnect the white cable and then remove the hard drive.
The MSI GS60 features an HGST 1TB 7200 RPM hard drive.
Disconnect the two antennas and remove one screw. Remove the wireless card.
Wireless card
Remove all screws securing the motherboard and disconnect all cables connected to it. Lift the motherboard from one side with your hand and gently wiggle it until it separates from the palm rest.
After the motherboard is removed, you can access the keyboard and touchpad. At this step, you can replace the keyboard for the GS60.
Right speaker
Touchpad
Left speaker
Now only the fan, heatsink, SSD, and a small board remain on the motherboard.
The USB board is connected to the motherboard via a soft cable.
Remove the screws securing the SSD and remove the two M.2 NGFF SSDs.
The laptop comes with two Toshiba 128GB M.2 NGFF SSDs.
Remove the heat sink and cooling fan.
The cooling system of the MSI GS60 consists of four copper pipes and two fans. It is not only used to cool the processor and the graphics card, but also to cool the memory of the graphics card.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M graphics card
The processor of the MSI GS60 is soldered to the motherboard, so it cannot be upgraded.
Remove the cooling sticker. You can find two 8GB RAM modules.
The laptop comes with two SK Hynix 8GB PC3L-12800S RAM modules.
MSI GS60 internal parts
Hi, could you please give me the exact type of CPU fan so I can try to find a replacement? Thanks.
Hi,
Does anyone know where to find replacement parts for this laptop (the touchpad, particularly)?
Is it possible to remove the cooling fans from the heat sink? I would like to replace the current fans with new ones for this laptop.
Hi! The cooling fan model is PAAD06015SL, 0.55A 5VDC, and it is very expensive.
Can you replace the Ethernet/LAN controller, or is it attached to the motherboard?
The wireless LAN card can be replaced. It’s not attached to the motherboard.
Does anyone have a part number for the ribbon cable connecting the 2.5″ hard drive to the motherboard, or know where I can find a replacement?
It seems there is no SATA cable on eBay or other websites, and you should contact MSI to buy it.
I need the ribbon cable connecting the 2.5″ HDD to the motherboard. Please let me know if you ordered one.
Great disassembly guide! It helped me out a lot. (I would have completely derped adding my new RAM without this)
Hey, what about the battery, keyboard, and bottom cover? I spilled some water on mine. Some keys are not working. The battery is not charging, and the bottom plate paint has bubbles.
The keyboard seems available on eBay and AliExpress, but if someone has experience, please point out a genuine one. I also need a battery, and I couldn’t find a source at all.
Help would be much appreciated.
Hi Panysu,
I’m having the same problem.
Did you manage to replace your keyboard?
Is it possible to remove it without removing the motherboard?
Have you changed your keyboard?
Is it difficult to disconnect and remove the battery?
Is it possible and safe to run the laptop without a battery?
Did you manage to remove the batter? I need to remove mine because it inflated. I want to know if the battery is attached in some manner or if it comes off easily.
Has anyone arrived to change the keyboard?
I’m not sure if anyone is still looking for a replacement battery, but I found one on Amazon. My battery started to expand as well. I’m switching to a desktop, so I haven’t purchased this particular battery, but it looks like a suitable replacement.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XHPH4GI/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2VUI5XARY70LP&coliid=I3112OX7IE1BQ3
Does anyone know how to remove the keyboard? I am having a really difficult time trying to install a new one.
Please let me know if you were able to replace the keyboard!
Please help.
How to replace this keyboard?
Hi, I have been using an MSI Ghost directly without a battery for months. There was a short power outage, and my laptop went off. When the light came on, my laptop could not display again, but the fan was working.
I had a question about the CMOS battery. This might not be the right place, but I have looked everywhere and can’t find out how to reset the battery or jumper, perhaps? I bought an MSI MS-16H2 from a pawn shop and didn’t check for a BIOS password… whoops! I’ve built plenty of desktops, but I have never taken apart a laptop, so I would like a good idea of where it is located before tearing into it. If there is anyone who can help, please let me know.
Also, thank you for the guide on disassembly. It will come in handy when I do begin deconstruction 🙂