The first two screws come out without much effort, but all that does is free up the right and left side grips. And they are still attached to the bottom of the casing.
We have no problem removing the bottom microphone cover, so we hope that makes it easier to remove the faceplate from the side grips. Once the microphone plate is off, the front case pops off easily and the rubber keyboard lifts off without any effort.
Finally, after removing four internal screws, the side grips come off easily.
The top two internal screws also allow the framing for the LCD screen to lift away, though it still seems to be hinged at the top. The trackball and phone buttons, attached to the keyboard base, also pull away.
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