Difficulty
Very easy
Steps
8
Time Required
5 minutes
Sections
2
- Battery
- 4 steps
- Hard-Drive
- 4 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- The rear panel is secured by 10 screws. Using a #00 Phillips Screwdriver, remove the ten 1.2 mm screws.
- The screwdriver should be inserted at the same angle as the screws.
- Be sure to keep track of the screws and where they came from. Some only fit in to one spot.
The rear panel is secured by 10 screws. Using a #00 Phillips Screwdriver, remove the ten 1.2 mm screws.
The screwdriver should be inserted at the same angle as the screws.
Be sure to keep track of the screws and where they came from. Some only fit in to one spot.
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Step 2
- Insert a plastic opening tool between the rear panel and the top case. Pry the opening tool upwards to separate the top case from the bottom case.
- Slide the opening tool along the case perimeter to loosen the bottom case.
- Gently pull the bottom case away from the laptop.
Insert a plastic opening tool between the rear panel and the top case. Pry the opening tool upwards to separate the top case from the bottom case.
Slide the opening tool along the case perimeter to loosen the bottom case.
Gently pull the bottom case away from the laptop.
Step 3
- Remove the four 1.2 mm Phillips #00 screws around the battery.
Remove the four 1.2 mm Phillips #00 screws around the battery.
Step 4
- Pull the battery cable out from its motherboard socket.
- Pull parallel to the motherboard, not straight up.
- Remove the battery.
- Disconnect the power cord from the battery and transfer it to your replacement battery.
Pull the battery cable out from its motherboard socket.
Pull parallel to the motherboard, not straight up.
Remove the battery.
Disconnect the power cord from the battery and transfer it to your replacement battery.
Step 5
Hard-Drive
- After the battery is removed, the hard drive will be easier to access in the top right hand corner.
After the battery is removed, the hard drive will be easier to access in the top right hand corner.
Step 6
- With a opening tool, flip open the switch that locks in the hard drive ribbon cable into the device.
- When lifting the cable out, lift straight up and out to prevent damage to the connector or cable.
With a opening tool, flip open the switch that locks in the hard drive ribbon cable into the device.
When lifting the cable out, lift straight up and out to prevent damage to the connector or cable.
Step 7
- Lift the hard drive up to remove from the device
Lift the hard drive up to remove from the device
Step 8
- Remove the rubber guards on the side of the hard drive.
- Gently pull the plastic connector out from the hard drive.
- The hard drive can now be disposed of if needed.
- Save the guards and connectors from this hard drive, they will be used on the replacement part.
Remove the rubber guards on the side of the hard drive.
Gently pull the plastic connector out from the hard drive.
The hard drive can now be disposed of if needed.
Save the guards and connectors from this hard drive, they will be used on the replacement part.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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