Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

5

Time Required

                          10 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • Hard Drive
  • 3 steps
  • CD/DVD Drive
  • 1 step

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Introduction

Before beginning, unplug the laptop and make sure it is completely off.

The battery and hard drive will need to be removed before replacing the CD/DVD drive on the last step.

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Place the computer upside down.
  • Using your thumbs, slide both latches away from each other (towards the outside).
  • Push the battery out with your fingers.
  • The actual battery is not pictured.

Place the computer upside down.

Using your thumbs, slide both latches away from each other (towards the outside).

Push the battery out with your fingers.

The actual battery is not pictured.

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Step 2

              Hard Drive
  • Remove the two screws using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the two screws using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 3

  • Pry open the case using an iFixit opening tool.
  • Actual hard drive is not shown in the second image.

Pry open the case using an iFixit opening tool.

Actual hard drive is not shown in the second image.

Step 4

  • The highlighted area is where your hard drive would be. Slide it out away from its slot and pull it gently to remove.
  • Second image shows what it should look like once you remove the hard drive.

The highlighted area is where your hard drive would be. Slide it out away from its slot and pull it gently to remove.

Second image shows what it should look like once you remove the hard drive.

Step 5

              CD/DVD Drive
  • Remove the screw from the bottom right corner using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
  • Insert a spudger into the hole to carefully push the CD/DVD drive out.

Remove the screw from the bottom right corner using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Insert a spudger into the hole to carefully push the CD/DVD drive out.

To reassemble your device, just push the new CD/DVD driver back. Then put the components back together then put the screws back in.

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