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3

  • Back Cover
  • 5 steps
  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • SSD
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Step 1

              Back Cover
  • Flip the laptop upside down so the bottom cover is facing up.

Flip the laptop upside down so the bottom cover is facing up.

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Step 2

  • Use a pair of tweezers to grab and pull the feet off of the cover.

Use a pair of tweezers to grab and pull the feet off of the cover.

Step 3

  • Remove the two 4 mm screws using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
  • Remove the six remaining 6 mm screws located around the edges and underneath the feet using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the two 4 mm screws using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the six remaining 6 mm screws located around the edges and underneath the feet using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 4

  • Flip the laptop right-side up and slide an iFixit opening tool and/or Jimmy inside of the bottom cover seam to pry it open.

Flip the laptop right-side up and slide an iFixit opening tool and/or Jimmy inside of the bottom cover seam to pry it open.

Step 5

  • Remove the bottom cover.

Remove the bottom cover.

Step 6

              Battery
  • Remove the four gray 3 mm screws holding down the battery using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the four gray 3 mm screws holding down the battery using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 7

  • Remove the battery.

Remove the battery.

Step 8

              SSD
  • Remove the single 6 mm screw holding down the SSD using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the single 6 mm screw holding down the SSD using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 9

  • Slide the SSD out of the slot.

Slide the SSD out of the slot.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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