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Moderate
Steps
5
Time Required
15 minutes
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Unplug the computer and power it off completely.
Unplug the computer and power it off completely.
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Step 2
- Turn the laptop over so the bottom is facing up.
- Remove the eight 1.2 mm screws around the frame using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
- Unscrew the two 1.2 mm screws at the top using a Phillips #00 screwdriver. These screws stay in the back of laptop, so when you hear a clicking sound, the screw is removed and you may proceed.
Turn the laptop over so the bottom is facing up.
Remove the eight 1.2 mm screws around the frame using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Unscrew the two 1.2 mm screws at the top using a Phillips #00 screwdriver. These screws stay in the back of laptop, so when you hear a clicking sound, the screw is removed and you may proceed.
Step 3
- At the top of the laptop, there is gap between the back cover and the rest of the laptop.
- Gently pop the back off by gripping the top edge where the gap is and pulling up. The rest of the frame should pop up as you pull.
- There should be popping sounds as the frame comes up around all the edges.
- It will take some force to remove the frame for the first time. Don’t be afraid to really pull it up; just be patient and don’t rip it up all at once. Each edge should pop up as you pull.
At the top of the laptop, there is gap between the back cover and the rest of the laptop.
Gently pop the back off by gripping the top edge where the gap is and pulling up. The rest of the frame should pop up as you pull.
There should be popping sounds as the frame comes up around all the edges.
It will take some force to remove the frame for the first time. Don’t be afraid to really pull it up; just be patient and don’t rip it up all at once. Each edge should pop up as you pull.
Step 4
- Remove the four 1.2 mm screws from the top of the battery using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Remove the four 1.2 mm screws from the top of the battery using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Step 5
- Pull up on the battery from the top, and slide it out of place.
Pull up on the battery from the top, and slide it out of place.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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