Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

8

Time Required

                          10 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Back Panel
  • 3 steps
  • LAN Card
  • 3 steps

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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

              LAN Card
  • Gently remove the ribbon cable from the clip its held in. Peel back the tape holding it in and pull the cable straight out. It is not necessary to unclip the holder.
  • The correct ribbon has a blue ends labeled with LAN.

Gently remove the ribbon cable from the clip its held in. Peel back the tape holding it in and pull the cable straight out. It is not necessary to unclip the holder.

The correct ribbon has a blue ends labeled with LAN.

Step 7

  • Remove the two 5.0 mm screws, using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, once the cable is out of the way.

Remove the two 5.0 mm screws, using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, once the cable is out of the way.

Step 8

  • Lift the card out of the laptop to replace it.

Lift the card out of the laptop to replace it.

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

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