The back cover is designed to be opened from the back port coverings first, and hinges up and away to the front. First time in a 3070 mobile system. There's a ton of thermal paste around the gpu and cpu ancillary components.
@@AnthonysCustoms I believe so. If I recall right, the lcd is held in with double sided tape. It's a strong adhesive and it took lots of heat to loosen up. Hope yours went well.