Difficulty

Easy

Steps

5

Time Required

                          5 - 15 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Bottom Cover
  • 2 steps
  • RAM
  • 1 step

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What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Flip your laptop over.
  • Unplug all cables from the computer. If you’re just swapping the battery, you can leave the power cord plugged in.

Flip your laptop over.

Unplug all cables from the computer. If you’re just swapping the battery, you can leave the power cord plugged in.

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Step 2

              Battery
  • Pull the locking tab on the battery towards the unlock position.
  • Pull the battery out of the socket.

Pull the locking tab on the battery towards the unlock position.

Pull the battery out of the socket.

Step 3

              Bottom Cover
  • Loosen the following five screws:
  • 5 Phillips #0 screws
  • 1 recessed Phillips #0 screw
  • These screws do not come out all the way, and need to be un-tightened a lot more than you might think.

Loosen the following five screws:

5 Phillips #0 screws

1 recessed Phillips #0 screw

These screws do not come out all the way, and need to be un-tightened a lot more than you might think.

Step 4

              Bottom Cover
  • Pull up on the front cover from the left and right sides.
  • Do not force the cover off the laptop. If it does not want to come out, undo the screws a bit more.

Pull up on the front cover from the left and right sides.

Do not force the cover off the laptop. If it does not want to come out, undo the screws a bit more.

Step 5

              RAM
  • Pull the two tabs on the sides of the RAM.
  • Repeat on the second stick.
  • Do not touch the gold contacts on the RAM, because that could easily damage the RAM.

Pull the two tabs on the sides of the RAM.

Repeat on the second stick.

Do not touch the gold contacts on the RAM, because that could easily damage the RAM.

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

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