Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

6

Time Required

                          5 - 10 minutes

Sections

2

  • Bottom Panel
  • 3 steps
  • Battery
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Bottom Panel
  • Working on your device while it is turned on may result in electric shock. Make sure to shut down and unplug your device before you begin.
  • Turn device over so the bottom panel is facing you.

Working on your device while it is turned on may result in electric shock. Make sure to shut down and unplug your device before you begin.

Turn device over so the bottom panel is facing you.

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Step 2

  • Remove the eight 4mm Phillips #0 screws.
  • Remove the two 6mm Phillips #0 screws.

Remove the eight 4mm Phillips #0 screws.

Remove the two 6mm Phillips #0 screws.

Step 3

  • Insert a plastic opening tool into the crack between the bottom panel and the side of the computer.
  • Gently pry the panel off the computer by continuously pulling up and on the panel and moving the plastic opening tool around the crack until the panel comes off.
  • There are several clips holding the cover in place.
  • Remove the bottom panel and set it aside.

Insert a plastic opening tool into the crack between the bottom panel and the side of the computer.

Gently pry the panel off the computer by continuously pulling up and on the panel and moving the plastic opening tool around the crack until the panel comes off.

There are several clips holding the cover in place.

Remove the bottom panel and set it aside.

Step 4

              Battery
  • Remove the two 4mm Phillips #0 screws on either side of the battery pack that are securing it in place.

Remove the two 4mm Phillips #0 screws on either side of the battery pack that are securing it in place.

Step 5

  • Disconnect the taped white 8-pin cable on the bottom right of the battery pack.
  • Use thumbnail to pull on the small protruding tabs on either side of the connector.

Disconnect the taped white 8-pin cable on the bottom right of the battery pack.

Use thumbnail to pull on the small protruding tabs on either side of the connector.

Step 6

  • Carefully lift the entire battery pack out of the laptop.

Carefully lift the entire battery pack out of the laptop.

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

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Stephen Gertsch - Nov 18, 2018

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A heat gun is listed as a need tool, but the instructions do not mention using it.

Medium strength (blue) threadlocker compound should be used during reassembly.

woody wilson - Dec 14, 2018

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why didnt it stop giving instruction I think I got the wrong battery pak no more acer for me acer 14 they dont know what batterty to send you what a joke LOL