Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
12
Time Required
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Sections
4
- Battery
- 3 steps
- Optical Drive
- 2 steps
- Wireless Card
- 5 steps
- Heat sink
- 2 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Disconnect device from power source and power down.
Disconnect device from power source and power down.
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Step 2
- With the device turned upside down, use your index fingers to push the battery latches in towards each other.
With the device turned upside down, use your index fingers to push the battery latches in towards each other.
Step 3
- The latch on your left will stay at the inward position, while the latch on the right will slide back out.
- Gently grasp the battery and pull it back away from the device and yourself.
The latch on your left will stay at the inward position, while the latch on the right will slide back out.
Gently grasp the battery and pull it back away from the device and yourself.
Step 4
Optical Drive
- Close the laptop and lay it down with the bottom facing up.
- Using a size #00 Phillips screw drive remove the screw holding in the optical drive.
Close the laptop and lay it down with the bottom facing up.
Using a size #00 Phillips screw drive remove the screw holding in the optical drive.
Step 5
- Grip the optical drive and gently pull it out.
Grip the optical drive and gently pull it out.
Step 6
Wireless Card
- Remove the 11 screws holding the body of the laptop together with a size #00 Phillips screwdriver.
Remove the 11 screws holding the body of the laptop together with a size #00 Phillips screwdriver.
Step 7
- Using the spudger, push in the tabs in the back that hold the body together. Carefully pry the body apart by working the spudger around the body.
Using the spudger, push in the tabs in the back that hold the body together. Carefully pry the body apart by working the spudger around the body.
Step 8
- Using the spudger, carefully pry the wire connecting the wireless card to the motherboard off of it.
Using the spudger, carefully pry the wire connecting the wireless card to the motherboard off of it.
Step 9
- Using the size #00 Phillips screwdriver remove the single screw holding it in place.
Using the size #00 Phillips screwdriver remove the single screw holding it in place.
Step 10
- carefully pull the card of its slot.
carefully pull the card of its slot.
Step 11
Heat sink
- Remove the four screws holding the heatsink on.
Remove the four screws holding the heatsink on.
Step 12
- Carefully pry the heat sink up and out of position to un-stick it from the thermal paste.
- When reassembling, follow these steps on How to Apply Thermal Paste underneath the heatsink.
Carefully pry the heat sink up and out of position to un-stick it from the thermal paste.
When reassembling, follow these steps on How to Apply Thermal Paste underneath the heatsink.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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