Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
6
Time Required
15 minutes
Sections
2
- Back Cover
- 2 steps
- Battery
- 4 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Back Cover
- Be sure to power off and unplug your device before you begin your repair.
- Orient the laptop so the top is laying flat on your work surface.
- Remove ten 1.5mm Torx T5 screws from the back of the laptop.
Be sure to power off and unplug your device before you begin your repair.
Orient the laptop so the top is laying flat on your work surface.
Remove ten 1.5mm Torx T5 screws from the back of the laptop.
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Step 2
- Insert the plastic opening tool or a Jimmy along the edge of the back cover and gently pry.
- Run the tool all the way around the edge of the back cover and remove the back cover once it is no longer secure.
- Remove the back cover.
Insert the plastic opening tool or a Jimmy along the edge of the back cover and gently pry.
Run the tool all the way around the edge of the back cover and remove the back cover once it is no longer secure.
Remove the back cover.
Step 3
Battery
- Remove five 1.5mm Phillips screws from the battery edges.
Remove five 1.5mm Phillips screws from the battery edges.
Step 4
- Use your fingers or a spudger to unlock the wide ribbon cable’s ZIF connector.
- To unlock a ZIF connector, flip up the small, hinged locking flap.
- Gently pull the connector from the battery side until it is fully detached from the daughterboard.
Use your fingers or a spudger to unlock the wide ribbon cable’s ZIF connector.
To unlock a ZIF connector, flip up the small, hinged locking flap.
Gently pull the connector from the battery side until it is fully detached from the daughterboard.
Step 5
- Gently pull the power harness away from the daughterboard until the connector is detached.
- Pull parallel to the board, not straight up.
Gently pull the power harness away from the daughterboard until the connector is detached.
Pull parallel to the board, not straight up.
Step 6
- With the laptop oriented so that the long edge faces you and the battery is closest to you, carefully remove the battery by lifting on the longitudinal edge.
- Pull the battery directly towards you and out from under the forward retaining strap.
With the laptop oriented so that the long edge faces you and the battery is closest to you, carefully remove the battery by lifting on the longitudinal edge.
Pull the battery directly towards you and out from under the forward retaining strap.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
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Erik Gunnar Gervin - Aug 30, 2020
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Thank you for showing exactly how to remove the battery connections, thanks!
Colin Kinsella - Jun 1, 2022
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When I put a meter at the 2 red cables they show zero volts (even when computer on, and showing charging). Other wires are ~1.6v & 3.4v.
Could I have a faulty battery or something else?
