Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

8

Time Required

                          5 - 15 minutes

Sections

2

  • Battery
  • 4 steps
  • Keyboard
  • 4 steps

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Step 1

              Battery
  • Make sure the laptop is powered down before you remove the battery.

Make sure the laptop is powered down before you remove the battery.

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Step 2

  • Locate the battery release switch on the bottom of the laptop.

Locate the battery release switch on the bottom of the laptop.

Step 3

  • Slide the battery release switch away from the lock symbol towards the “unlock” position.
  • You can tell that the battery is unlocked once you hear a “click.”

Slide the battery release switch away from the lock symbol towards the “unlock” position.

You can tell that the battery is unlocked once you hear a “click.”

Step 4

  • Rotate the battery outward by lifting the bottom lip that pops out.
  • Continue rotating the battery towards the top of the laptop until the battery is completely removed.

Rotate the battery outward by lifting the bottom lip that pops out.

Continue rotating the battery towards the top of the laptop until the battery is completely removed.

Step 5

              Keyboard
  • Keyboard
  • Insert a spudger next to the 5 plastic indents located at the top of the keyboard and gently pry to release the securing clips.

Keyboard

Insert a spudger next to the 5 plastic indents located at the top of the keyboard and gently pry to release the securing clips.

Step 6

  • Lift the keyboard off of the computer. Be careful not to tear the ribbon that attaches the back of the keyboard to the computer when lifting it.

Lift the keyboard off of the computer. Be careful not to tear the ribbon that attaches the back of the keyboard to the computer when lifting it.

Step 7

  • Flip the keyboard over onto the palm-rest assembly.

Flip the keyboard over onto the palm-rest assembly.

Step 8

  • Flip the black securing bar near the base of the ribbon with a spudger to release the ribbon from the computer.

Flip the black securing bar near the base of the ribbon with a spudger to release the ribbon from the computer.

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

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Ronald Giles - Mar 17, 2020

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After reading this it took all of 5 minutes to remove the key board thank you now to see why this computer will not power up!!!