Difficulty

Easy

Steps

6

Time Required

                          4 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Back Panel
  • 3 steps
  • Heat Sink
  • 1 step

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Unplug and power off the laptop.
  • Unscrew the two 9 mm Phillips #1screws holding the battery in place.

Unplug and power off the laptop.

Unscrew the two 9 mm Phillips #1screws holding the battery in place.

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Step 2

  • Grab the battery and pull it away from the laptop to remove it.
  • This doesn’t require a lot of effort, so you don’t have to pull too hard.

Grab the battery and pull it away from the laptop to remove it.

This doesn’t require a lot of effort, so you don’t have to pull too hard.

Step 3

              Back Panel
  • Unscrew the 10 9.0 mm screws holding the back panel on using a Phillips head #1 screwdriver.

Unscrew the 10 9.0 mm screws holding the back panel on using a Phillips head #1 screwdriver.

Step 4

  • Using a metal spudger can damage sensitive components.
  • Insert a metal spudger tool in the seam between the back cover and the laptop itself. Gently run the spudger around the edge to pop the cover off.

Using a metal spudger can damage sensitive components.

Insert a metal spudger tool in the seam between the back cover and the laptop itself. Gently run the spudger around the edge to pop the cover off.

Step 5

  • Pry up the back panel from the rest of the laptop using a spudger.
  • It is best to start around the USB port and work your way around the edge until the panel completely snaps off.

Pry up the back panel from the rest of the laptop using a spudger.

It is best to start around the USB port and work your way around the edge until the panel completely snaps off.

Step 6

              Heat Sink
  • Unscrew the four 5.0 mm screws holding the heat sink in place using #1 Phillips screwdriver.
  • The 5.0 mm screws can unscrew from the laptop, but stay attached to the heat sink.
  • One of the screws is underneath a ribbon. Be sure to gently move the ribbon out of the way first.
  • Be sure to screw the replacement heat sink in the correct way.

Unscrew the four 5.0 mm screws holding the heat sink in place using #1 Phillips screwdriver.

The 5.0 mm screws can unscrew from the laptop, but stay attached to the heat sink.

One of the screws is underneath a ribbon. Be sure to gently move the ribbon out of the way first.

Be sure to screw the replacement heat sink in the correct way.

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

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