Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

                          7 - 10 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Compartment Door
  • 2 steps
  • Center Control Cover
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Please power off the computer and deplete the battery before attempting the following step.

Please power off the computer and deplete the battery before attempting the following step.

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Step 2

  • Press down on the battery latch and slide it to the left.
  • Lift the battery out once it pops out.

Press down on the battery latch and slide it to the left.

Lift the battery out once it pops out.

Step 3

              Compartment Door
  • Loosen the two silver Phillips #1 screws.
  • The screws are held to the compartment door by a washer and cannot be removed.

Loosen the two silver Phillips #1 screws.

The screws are held to the compartment door by a washer and cannot be removed.

Step 4

  • Use your hand to gently lift and remove the compartment door.

Use your hand to gently lift and remove the compartment door.

Step 5

              Center Control Cover
  • Remove the two 2mm Phillips #0 screws from the recesses on the left and right side of the processor fan.

Remove the two 2mm Phillips #0 screws from the recesses on the left and right side of the processor fan.

Step 6

  • Turn the laptop top side up and fully open the display.
  • The center control panel is between the display and the keyboard. Fully opening the display ensures that there is enough room to pry and lift the center control panel.
  • Pry the center control panel up from its left and right edges with the Spudger.
  • The center control panel may require a decent amount of force to pry free. Do not immediately lift the panel from the laptop once it has been pried free. A cable is connected from the laptop to the center control panel.

Turn the laptop top side up and fully open the display.

The center control panel is between the display and the keyboard. Fully opening the display ensures that there is enough room to pry and lift the center control panel.

Pry the center control panel up from its left and right edges with the Spudger.

The center control panel may require a decent amount of force to pry free. Do not immediately lift the panel from the laptop once it has been pried free. A cable is connected from the laptop to the center control panel.

Step 7

  • Lift the center control panel from the laptop.
  • Tilt the center control panel away from the display carefully.
  • Lift the latch open to remove the cable connecting from the laptop to the center control panel.

Lift the center control panel from the laptop.

Tilt the center control panel away from the display carefully.

Lift the latch open to remove the cable connecting from the laptop to the center control panel.

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

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