Difficulty

Easy

Steps

9

Time Required

                          5 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 4 steps
  • Back Panel
  • 3 steps
  • RAM
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Remove all external devices from the computer.
  • Remove the charging cord from the computer.

Remove all external devices from the computer.

Remove the charging cord from the computer.

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Step 2

  • Turn off the computer by holding the power button.

Turn off the computer by holding the power button.

Step 3

  • To remove the battery, slide the left slider on the back to the unlocked position.

To remove the battery, slide the left slider on the back to the unlocked position.

Step 4

  • Push the right slider inwards.
  • Remove the battery out by pulling straight out and to the right.

Push the right slider inwards.

Remove the battery out by pulling straight out and to the right.

Step 5

              Back Panel
  • Place the laptop with the back panel facing up and the battery compartment facing away from you.
  • Using a spudger, carefully remove the rubber feet on both sides of the battery compartment.

Place the laptop with the back panel facing up and the battery compartment facing away from you.

Using a spudger, carefully remove the rubber feet on both sides of the battery compartment.

Step 6

  • Using a Phillips #000 screwdriver, remover the ten 7mm screws on the back panel.
  • Using the same screwdriver, remove the two 5mm Phillips #000 screws on both sides of the battery compartment.

Using a Phillips #000 screwdriver, remover the ten 7mm screws on the back panel.

Using the same screwdriver, remove the two 5mm Phillips #000 screws on both sides of the battery compartment.

Step 7

  • With the same orientation as the previous step, locate the bottom left corner.
  • Using a plastic opening tool, carefully pry off and remove the back panel.

With the same orientation as the previous step, locate the bottom left corner.

Using a plastic opening tool, carefully pry off and remove the back panel.

Step 8

              RAM
  • With the back panel removed, orient the laptop with the fan located in the bottom left corner.
  • Locate the RAM card.

With the back panel removed, orient the laptop with the fan located in the bottom left corner.

Locate the RAM card.

Step 9

  • Using your fingers, carefully release the locking devices on both sides of the RAM card by moving them away from each other.
  • The RAM card will pop up to sit at an angle.
  • Carefully remove the RAM card with the same orientation which it sits.

Using your fingers, carefully release the locking devices on both sides of the RAM card by moving them away from each other.

The RAM card will pop up to sit at an angle.

Carefully remove the RAM card with the same orientation which it sits.

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

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