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This guide provides the steps to remove the back cover. This process is necessary to access many of the components inside.
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Locate the bay door for the battery on the left side of the laptop.
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Slide the latch to the right and then down to unlock it.
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Pull out the battery.
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Flip the device upside down with the handle facing away from you.
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Open the optical drive bay by sliding its latch to the right.
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Locate optical drive release mechanism on the bottom of the laptop.
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Push the exposed switch to the left to eject the optical drive.
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Begin by turning the laptop upside down with the handle towards you.
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Use a Phillips size 0 screwdriver to remove the 4 screws holding down the ram cover.
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Remove the panel and set it aside.
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Use a Phillips size 0 screwdriver to remove these 8 small screws.
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Use a Phillips size 1 screwdriver to remove the remaining 8 screws.
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Use a plastic opening tool to release, but NOT remove, the back cover because it is sealed with adhesive.
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Slowly lift the cover so that you can disconnect the red and white wires connecting the speaker to the sound card.
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Now the back cover should be off and you can access the inside of the casing.
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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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