Acer Aspire S3 951 6432 Battery Replacement Repair Guide

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Introduction

Removing the battery should likely the be the first step before removing or replacing any other part of the laptop. By removing the battery first, electric discharge and damage to internal components can be avoided.

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Step 1

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• Keeping it closed, turn the laptop upside down.
• With the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the twelve 5 mm screws that hold the laptop together.
• Insert the plastic opening tool between the plastic casings to pull the bottom lid of the laptop up.
• You do not need to pull the lid all the way off.

Keeping it closed, turn the laptop upside down.

With the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the twelve 5 mm screws that hold the laptop together.

Insert the plastic opening tool between the plastic casings to pull the bottom lid of the laptop up.

You do not need to pull the lid all the way off.

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Step 2

• Locate the six cables that are connected to the motherboard. The cable with the white strip is located underneath the cable with the orange strip.
• Using the plastic opening tool on one side and your fingernail on the other, wedge each cable out of its socket.
• The battery is now disconnected. If you want to remove the battery, follow the remaining steps in this guide. However, if you only wish to disconnect the battery to do other internal work, skip the remaining steps in this guide and continue on to other guides.

Locate the six cables that are connected to the motherboard. The cable with the white strip is located underneath the cable with the orange strip.

Using the plastic opening tool on one side and your fingernail on the other, wedge each cable out of its socket.

The battery is now disconnected. If you want to remove the battery, follow the remaining steps in this guide. However, if you only wish to disconnect the battery to do other internal work, skip the remaining steps in this guide and continue on to other guides.

Step 3

• With the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the two 5 mm screws that are located above the long black piece of the battery.

With the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the two 5 mm screws that are located above the long black piece of the battery.

Step 4

• Locate the two speakers for this laptop that are connected above the battery by a thin red cord.
• Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the two 3 mm screws holding the left speaker in place.
• Pull the left speaker up along with the red cord and leave it off to the right side.
• If you plan to disassemble the laptop down to the motherboard, you will also need to remove the two 3 mm screws holding the right-side speaker in place with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Locate the two speakers for this laptop that are connected above the battery by a thin red cord.

Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the two 3 mm screws holding the left speaker in place.

Pull the left speaker up along with the red cord and leave it off to the right side.

If you plan to disassemble the laptop down to the motherboard, you will also need to remove the two 3 mm screws holding the right-side speaker in place with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 5

• Without bending it, lift the entire battery (both the long black piece and the rectangular blue piece) straight up. Place it off to one side.

Without bending it, lift the entire battery (both the long black piece and the rectangular blue piece) straight up. Place it off to one side.

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

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Romel Conquilla - Dec 1, 2021

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Hello there! How about CMOS battery of this model Acer Apire S3 951? I can’t find it where to change or replace.. I hope you can provide me procedure. God bless ang more power to you iFixit.