Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
13
Time Required
20 - 45 minutes
Sections
3
- Battery
- 4 steps
- Hard Drive
- 4 steps
- Speaker
- 5 steps
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Step 1
Battery
- Turn the laptop over so its underside is facing upwards and visible.
Turn the laptop over so its underside is facing upwards and visible.
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Step 2
- Once you flip the laptop over, make sure the right tab is pushed upwards to unlock it.
- Use your left hand to push up the left tab to release the battery.
Once you flip the laptop over, make sure the right tab is pushed upwards to unlock it.
Use your left hand to push up the left tab to release the battery.
Step 3
- After the battery is released, locate the small gap where the battery and the shell meet. Then lift the gap up and rotate the battery up and away from yourself.
After the battery is released, locate the small gap where the battery and the shell meet. Then lift the gap up and rotate the battery up and away from yourself.
Step 4
- Pull the battery away.
Pull the battery away.
Step 5
Hard Drive
- Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the two screws that secure the hard drive cover.
Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the two screws that secure the hard drive cover.
Step 6
- After the screw have been removed, pop the hard drive cover open.
After the screw have been removed, pop the hard drive cover open.
Step 7
- Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the 3 screws that secure the hard drive.
Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the 3 screws that secure the hard drive.
Step 8
- When finished removing the screws, use your fingers to hold the blue ribbon attached from the hard drive to remove it from laptop
When finished removing the screws, use your fingers to hold the blue ribbon attached from the hard drive to remove it from laptop
Step 9
Speaker
- Remove the eleven 3mm flathead screws that surround the back panel.
- Remove the back cover.
Remove the eleven 3mm flathead screws that surround the back panel.
Remove the back cover.
Step 10
- On the left speaker, unplug the cable that is in the way so you can remove the left speaker safely.
On the left speaker, unplug the cable that is in the way so you can remove the left speaker safely.
Step 11
- Remove the single screw at the bottom of the speaker
Remove the single screw at the bottom of the speaker
Step 12
- Remove the 2 black scews that at the top of the speaker.
Remove the 2 black scews that at the top of the speaker.
Step 13
- Carefully remove the speaker. Keep watch no wiring is in the way.
- Do this to both sides to remove the second speaker.
Carefully remove the speaker. Keep watch no wiring is in the way.
Do this to both sides to remove the second speaker.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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