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By using this guide, you will learn how to separate the back panel from the rest of the device. This step is a prerequisite for many other steps, including the RAM, hard drive, and wireless card. This is slightly challenging, but can easily be accomplished by following the steps closely.
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Place the laptop face down in front of you.
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Locate the battery lock switches on the left and right top corners of the bottom of the device indicated by the red circles.
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Pinch the switches and slide toward the edges of the computer to unlock.
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Once the switches have both been unlocked, push the battery upwards away from the rest of the laptop.
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Remove the battery from the laptop.
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Open the laptop so that the screen and keyboard are facing you.
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Identify the 5 tabs above the function keys in the crevice that attaches the keyboard to the main frame.
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Use an opening pick to push each tab away from you.
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Use an opening tool to push the middle tab until you hear a click. Begin to push the tool downward into the computer and slide the card along the length of the keyboard, as you overcome the five tabs.
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Begin to slide the plastic card under the top edge of the keyboard. You will hear popping sounds and the keyboard will eventually be released.
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Carefully pry the keyboard from the main frame, starting at the top section.
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Unplug the thin blue connection piece beneath the keyboard. It may pop off on its own while you are prying off the keyboard.
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Once the thin blue plastic has been detached, remove the keyboard from the rest of the laptop.
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Locate and unscrew the five screws indicated by the red circles in the picture using a Phillip's #0 screwdriver. All of the screws are 8.0 mm, excluding the top right screw which is shorter. It should be 5.0mm.
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Each screw should have the word "DOOR" engraved beside or above it.
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Hold the computer in your hands and use the tip of your screwdriver or a spudger to push through the bottom right hand hole left by the removed screw. This hole is shown in the picture within a red box.
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The tip of the screwdriver will push against the bottom casing of the laptop and pop it away from the rest of the frame.
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Close the laptop and place it in front of you face-down with the hinge connecting the screen and keyboard away from you on the table. Pry the rest of the bottom casing away from the computer, exposing the inside.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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