Difficulty

Easy

Steps

3

Time Required

                          7 - 15 minutes

Sections

  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • Hinge Cover
  • 1 step
  • KeyBoard
  • 1 step

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Step 1

              Removing the Battery
  • Slide and click the battery release latches to keep them open.
  • Slide the battery out of the bay.

Slide and click the battery release latches to keep them open.

Slide the battery out of the bay.

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Step 2

              Removing the Hinge Cover
  • Insert a plastic scribe into the indent to lift the hinge cover on the right side.
  • Ease the hinge cover up, moving from right to left, and remove it.

Insert a plastic scribe into the indent to lift the hinge cover on the right side.

Ease the hinge cover up, moving from right to left, and remove it.

Step 3

              Removing the Keyboard
  • Remove the four screws at the top of the keyboard.
  • NOTICE: The keycaps on the keyboard are fragile, easily dislodged, and timeconsuming to replace. Be careful when removing and handling the keyboard.
  • Slide the keyboard toward the back of the computer to disengage the notch on the keyboard from the tab on the base of the computer.
  • Lift and remove the keyboard.

Remove the four screws at the top of the keyboard.

NOTICE: The keycaps on the keyboard are fragile, easily dislodged, and timeconsuming to replace. Be careful when removing and handling the keyboard.

Slide the keyboard toward the back of the computer to disengage the notch on the keyboard from the tab on the base of the computer.

Lift and remove the keyboard.

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

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