Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
7
Time Required
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Sections
3
- Battery
- 3 steps
- Keyboard
- 2 steps
- RAM
- 2 steps
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2
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Flip your laptop over to view the bottom and locate the two locks.
Flip your laptop over to view the bottom and locate the two locks.
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Step 2
- Slide the two locks away from each other.
- Sliding these locks will loosen the battery to allow removal.
Slide the two locks away from each other.
Sliding these locks will loosen the battery to allow removal.
Step 3
- Pull battery out of the laptop.
- Your laptop’s battery should be completely removed.
Pull battery out of the laptop.
Your laptop’s battery should be completely removed.
Step 4
Keyboard
- Flip the laptop right side up. Open the laptop.
- Gently press in the four retaining tabs along the top of the keyboard with a spudger, one at a time.
- After the first tab is released, gently lift up on the keyboard so it doesn’t lock again. Finish the other three tabs while gently lifting up on the keyboard. The keyboard will hinge up along the bottom.
Flip the laptop right side up. Open the laptop.
Gently press in the four retaining tabs along the top of the keyboard with a spudger, one at a time.
After the first tab is released, gently lift up on the keyboard so it doesn’t lock again. Finish the other three tabs while gently lifting up on the keyboard. The keyboard will hinge up along the bottom.
Step 5
- Gently flip the data cable latch away from the data cable with flat side of spudger.
- Lift the cable up and out.
- When reinstalling cable, there are two retainer wings on the sides of the cable that the cable that lock onto the bottom of the cable latch area. When these are in place the cable is properly inserted.
- For removing the optical drive you don’t need to disconnect the keyboard ribbon cable.
Gently flip the data cable latch away from the data cable with flat side of spudger.
Lift the cable up and out.
When reinstalling cable, there are two retainer wings on the sides of the cable that the cable that lock onto the bottom of the cable latch area. When these are in place the cable is properly inserted.
For removing the optical drive you don’t need to disconnect the keyboard ribbon cable.
Step 6
RAM
- Locate RAM
- Push outwards on both retaining clips, the RAM will pop up slightly when it is free from the clips.
Locate RAM
Push outwards on both retaining clips, the RAM will pop up slightly when it is free from the clips.
Step 7
- The RAM will pop up, and then you can slide it out at the same angle it is at.
The RAM will pop up, and then you can slide it out at the same angle it is at.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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