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This guide shows how to disconnect the battery on a Lenovo ThinkPad X270 laptop.
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Unplug all cables and fully shut down your laptop.
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Insert a straightened paper clip into the micro SIM card tray hole on the right edge of the laptop.
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Press the paper clip firmly into the hole to eject the tray.
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Remove the tray.
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Lay your laptop upside down to access the external battery.
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Two sliding tabs secure the battery.
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Slide the left tab, labeled 1, to the unlocked position—it'll click into place and release the left side of the battery.
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Hold the right tab, labeled 2, in the unlocked position and slide the battery out of its recess.
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Use a Phillips screwdriver to loosen the eight captive screws securing the back cover.
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Insert the flat side of an opening pick between the bottom right edge of the back cover and frame.
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Pry up the back cover to release the bottom right clips.
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Leave the pick inserted in the bottom right corner.
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Slide the pick to the bottom left corner to release the bottom clips.
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Insert your pick in the bottom left corner and slide the pick to the first USB port to release the left clips.
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Insert an opening tool between the top left corner of the back cover and frame.
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Pry the back cover up to release the clips securing its top left corner.
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Repeat the process on the top right corner.
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Five clips secure the top edge of the back cover.
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Insert an opening tool in the gap between the back cover and frame, next to one of the clips.
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Push the opening tool into the gap until the clip releases.
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Push the opening tool between the back cover and frame at different points along the top edge to release the remaining clips.
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Remove the back cover.
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Push on alternating sides of the internal battery connector with a spudger to "walk" it out of its socket.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
