Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
11
Time Required
7 minutes
Sections
4
- Battery
- 2 steps
- Palm Rest
- 2 steps
- Keyboard
- 4 steps
- Hard Drive
- 3 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- To prevent injury and loss of data, ensure the device is turned off.
- Slide the release latches out toward the edges to unlock the battery.
To prevent injury and loss of data, ensure the device is turned off.
Slide the release latches out toward the edges to unlock the battery.
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Step 2
- Remove the battery by pulling it up and out.
Remove the battery by pulling it up and out.
Step 3
Palm Rest
- Using a prying tool, gently pry the palm rest off of the palm rest bracket. Start prying from one side and slowly work your way around.
- Carefully remove the palm rest from the computer base since it is still connected by a cable and to avoid damage to the palm rest.
Using a prying tool, gently pry the palm rest off of the palm rest bracket. Start prying from one side and slowly work your way around.
Carefully remove the palm rest from the computer base since it is still connected by a cable and to avoid damage to the palm rest.
Step 4
- Gently pull the touchpad cable off the palm rest bracket.
- Lift the rest of the palm rest off the computer base.
Gently pull the touchpad cable off the palm rest bracket.
Lift the rest of the palm rest off the computer base.
Step 5
Keyboard
- Remove the three 8mm Philips 0 screws securing the keyboard.
Remove the three 8mm Philips 0 screws securing the keyboard.
Step 6
- Turn over the device and open the display.
- Gently pry open the keyboard with the plastic opening tool, working under the edges to release the clips.
Turn over the device and open the display.
Gently pry open the keyboard with the plastic opening tool, working under the edges to release the clips.
Step 7
- Lift the keyboard off of the support bracket carefully since it is still connected by a ribbon cable.
Lift the keyboard off of the support bracket carefully since it is still connected by a ribbon cable.
Step 8
- Push the clips out on either side of the ribbon cable to release it.
- Gently disconnect the ribbon cable by pulling on the clear tab.
- Remove the keyboard.
Push the clips out on either side of the ribbon cable to release it.
Gently disconnect the ribbon cable by pulling on the clear tab.
Remove the keyboard.
Step 9
Hard Drive
- Remove the single 8mm screw attaching the hard-drive cage to the body of the device.
Remove the single 8mm screw attaching the hard-drive cage to the body of the device.
Step 10
- Pull on the black tab and slide the hard-drive cage toward the USB port until is comes free.
Pull on the black tab and slide the hard-drive cage toward the USB port until is comes free.
Step 11
- Unscrew the four 3mm screws, two on each side of the drive, and slide the drive free from the cage.
Unscrew the four 3mm screws, two on each side of the drive, and slide the drive free from the cage.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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