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  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • Hard Drive
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  • Keyboard
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  • Touchpad
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Slide the battery release latch to the left, towards the center of the laptop.
  • Lift the battery up, and pull towards the center of the laptop to remove it.

Slide the battery release latch to the left, towards the center of the laptop.

Lift the battery up, and pull towards the center of the laptop to remove it.

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Step 2

              Hard Drive
  • Loosen the screw that secures the service cover using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
  • Pull the edge of the service cover toward you to remove it.

Loosen the screw that secures the service cover using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Pull the edge of the service cover toward you to remove it.

Step 3

  • Disconnect the hard drive connector cable from the motherboard.

Disconnect the hard drive connector cable from the motherboard.

Step 4

  • Lift the front edge of the hard drive, then pull the hard drive out gently.

Lift the front edge of the hard drive, then pull the hard drive out gently.

Step 5

              Keyboard
  • Remove the screw that secures the keyboard to the computer using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the screw that secures the keyboard to the computer using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 6

  • Using an opening tool, pry around the perimeter of the keyboard.
  • Lift the keyboard from the top backward towards the touch pad.
  • Unlatch the keyboard connector from the motherboard and remove the keyboard.

Using an opening tool, pry around the perimeter of the keyboard.

Lift the keyboard from the top backward towards the touch pad.

Unlatch the keyboard connector from the motherboard and remove the keyboard.

Step 7

              Touchpad
  • Remove the wires attached to the button pad.

Remove the wires attached to the button pad.

Step 8

  • Carefully lift and remove the button board.

Carefully lift and remove the button board.

Step 9

  • Remove all screws from the bottom of the laptop.

Remove all screws from the bottom of the laptop.

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

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