Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

8

Time Required

                          10 - 15 minutes

Sections

2

  • Battery
  • 3 steps
  • Wireless Card
  • 5 steps

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Introduction

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Step 1

              Battery
  • Turn the computer upside down with the battery facing you.
  • Turn the computer off and disconnect the charging cable from the computer.
  • Failure to unplug the charging cable may result in electric shock.

Turn the computer upside down with the battery facing you.

Turn the computer off and disconnect the charging cable from the computer.

Failure to unplug the charging cable may result in electric shock.

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Step 2

  • Push the switch as far to the right as possible to unlock the battery.

Push the switch as far to the right as possible to unlock the battery.

Step 3

  • Remove the battery using two hands and pull it away from the computer.

Remove the battery using two hands and pull it away from the computer.

Step 4

              Wireless Card
  • Unscrew the two 4.7mm Phillips #1 screws on the bottom panel of the laptop.
  • Two 4.7mm Philips #1 screws

Unscrew the two 4.7mm Phillips #1 screws on the bottom panel of the laptop.

Two 4.7mm Philips #1 screws

Step 5

  • Lift the panel up from the indented area.
  • This indent should provide enough grip to remove the panel with ease.

Lift the panel up from the indented area.

This indent should provide enough grip to remove the panel with ease.

Step 6

  • Remove the single 3.9mm Phillips #1 screw in the upper right corner of the wireless card.
  • One 3.9mm Phillips #1 screw

Remove the single 3.9mm Phillips #1 screw in the upper right corner of the wireless card.

One 3.9mm Phillips #1 screw

Step 7

  • Lift the card out at an angle and carefully remove it.

Lift the card out at an angle and carefully remove it.

Step 8

  • Use a spudger to carefully disconnect the antenna cables from the card by prying them straight up off the board.
  • It’s best to use an ESD-safe tool, such as a nylon spudger, rather than the metal spudger shown in the photo.
  • Note the order of colors for the antenna cables indicated on the card.

Use a spudger to carefully disconnect the antenna cables from the card by prying them straight up off the board.

It’s best to use an ESD-safe tool, such as a nylon spudger, rather than the metal spudger shown in the photo.

Note the order of colors for the antenna cables indicated on the card.

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

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