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Prerequisite Only
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Place the laptop so that the bottom is facing upwards.
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Slide the latch on the left side of the battery to the left until it clicks in place.
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Slide the latch on the right side of the battery to the right and hold it in place with your thumb.
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Use your other hand to slide the battery towards the back of the laptop.
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Lift the battery up and away from the laptop.
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Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to loosen the six captive screws on the bottom cover of the laptop.
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Place the laptop so that the top is facing upwards.
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Open the lid of the laptop.
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Place your fingers on the bottom edge of the keyboard.
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Use a small amount of pressure to push the keyboard towards the screen.
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Grab the bottom edge of the keyboard with your hands, and flip the keyboard upside-down, so it rests on the bottom of the laptop.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to flip up the locking flaps securing each of the two ribbon cables.
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Use your hands to lift the keyboard up and away from the laptop.
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Close the laptop's lid and flip the laptop over so that the bottom is facing upwards.
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Use your hands to pull up on the back cover and release the plastic clips starting on the bottom side of the battery compartment.
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Use your hands to pull up on the right side of the bottom cover to release the plastic clips.
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Use your hands to pull up on the left side of the bottom cover to release the plastic clips.
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Remove the bottom cover from the laptop.
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Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove two 5 mm screws from the internal battery.
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Use your hands to lift the battery up and away from the laptop.
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Use your fingers to flip the black flap covering the top stick of RAM down.
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Use your thumbs to push the metal clips on either end of the RAM outwards.
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Use your fingers to lift the RAM out of its socket and away from the laptop to remove it.
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Use your fingers to flip the black flap covering the bottom stick of RAM up.
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Use your thumbs to push the metal clips on either end of the RAM outwards.
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Use your fingers to lift the RAM out of its socket and away from the laptop to remove it.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to flip up the metal clip securing the SSD connector to the motherboard.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to separate the connector from its socket.
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Grab the tab on the left side of the hard drive, and pull up to remove it from the laptop.
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Use a finger to press the black flap covering the Wi-Fi card down.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the two coaxial wires from the Wi-Fi card.
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Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the single 4 mm screw from the Wi-Fi card.
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Use your fingers to lift the Wi-Fi card up and out of its slot.
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This laptop does not include a WWAN card, but if yours does, follow the same procedure as Steps 9-12 to remove it.
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Use a pair of blunt nose tweezers to pull the white connector out of its socket.
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Grab the wire attached to the coin cell battery, and lift it up and out of the laptop.
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Use a pair of blunt nose tweezers to pull the white fan connector out of its socket on the motherboard.
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Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to loosen the first pair of captive screws on the fan and heat sink assembly in a crosswise pattern.
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Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to loosen the second pair of captive screws on the fan and heat sink assembly in a crosswise pattern.
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Use your hand to pull the fan and heat sink assembly up and away from the laptop.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
