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Turn your laptop over so the underside is facing up.
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Identify the two sliding locks on either side of the battery.
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Simultaneously slide both locks outward to release the battery.
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Pull the battery straight out of its slot to remove it.
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Locate the optical drive retaining screw on the underside of the laptop.
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Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the optical drive retaining screw.
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Using your finger or a spudger, push the optical drive out of its compartment so you can grab it.
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Pull the optical drive out of its slot in the side of the laptop.
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Loosen the single screw on the service panel by twisting counterclockwise with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
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Using a spudger or plastic opening tool, pry off the service panel.
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Using your fingers, pull the retaining clips away from the RAM sticks.
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Pull the RAM sticks out of the slots.
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Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove all the remaining fourteen screws from the bottom case of the laptop.
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Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the five screws under the service panel.
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Remove the retaining clip.
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Using a spudger, pry the keyboard from the top panel of the laptop.
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Disconnect the two ribbon cables connecting the keyboard to the laptop.
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Unplug the connector on the bottom of the laptop.
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Separate the two halves of the base of the laptop.
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Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the four screws securing the fan assembly to the laptop.
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Unplug the fan-motherboard connector.
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Remove the fan unit.
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Detach the two coaxial connections from the wifi chip.
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Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the two screws from the wifi chip.
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Remove the wifi chip by pulling it out of the PCIe slot.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.