Difficulty

Easy

Steps

7

Time Required

                          3 - 5 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • RAM
  • 2 steps
  • Optical Drive
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Make sure that the laptop is shut off before attempting to remove any components from the device.
  • The laptop in this example did not have a battery equipped.
  • Locate the spring latch on the bottom of the device that will unlatch the battery.
  • Hold the spring latch in the open position and pull the battery out of its recess.

Make sure that the laptop is shut off before attempting to remove any components from the device.

The laptop in this example did not have a battery equipped.

Locate the spring latch on the bottom of the device that will unlatch the battery.

Hold the spring latch in the open position and pull the battery out of its recess.

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Step 2

              RAM
  • Use a JIS 1 screwdriver to loosen the (2) captive screws from the panel.
  • The captive screws will not come off of the panel.
  • Pull the panel upwards and towards the battery to remove.
  • Put the panel to the side, exposing the RAM.

Use a JIS 1 screwdriver to loosen the (2) captive screws from the panel.

The captive screws will not come off of the panel.

Pull the panel upwards and towards the battery to remove.

Put the panel to the side, exposing the RAM.

Step 3

  • The RAM is held by two spring clips. Pull at the two spring clips and the RAM will move upwards.
  • Keep your fingers on the edge of the chip.
  • Only handle the RAM by the sides! Do not touch the circuits or the terminals to avoid contamination!

The RAM is held by two spring clips. Pull at the two spring clips and the RAM will move upwards.

Keep your fingers on the edge of the chip.

Only handle the RAM by the sides! Do not touch the circuits or the terminals to avoid contamination!

Step 4

              Optical Drive
  • Locate and remove (1) 8.5mm JIS 1 screw at the top left corner of the RAM bay.

Locate and remove (1) 8.5mm JIS 1 screw at the top left corner of the RAM bay.

Step 5

  • Carefully pull out the optical drive from its bay.

Carefully pull out the optical drive from its bay.

Step 6

  • Carefully pull off the decorative cover from the front of the optical drive.
  • This decorative cover will be transferred to the new optical drive.

Carefully pull off the decorative cover from the front of the optical drive.

This decorative cover will be transferred to the new optical drive.

Step 7

  • Use a JIS 1 screwdriver to remove (2) 2mm screws on the drive’s anchoring bracket.
  • This bracket will be transferred to the new optical drive.

Use a JIS 1 screwdriver to remove (2) 2mm screws on the drive’s anchoring bracket.

This bracket will be transferred to the new optical drive.

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

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