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[* icon_reminder] Lay the laptop on a flat surface, battery side up.
[* icon_note] Before proceeding, remove the battery to prevent any electrical damage to components.
[* black] Remove the following screws:
[* red] Five 5.8 mm Phillips screws located in the battery compartment.
[* orange] Fifteen 7.2 mm Phillips screws securing the lower case to the upper case.
-[* black] Now is a nice moment to remove the keyboard screw behind the memory / wifi cover.
+ [* black] Note that on some models, screw sizes and locations are mixed, i.e.: 7.2mm screws ring the case perimeter and are installed in the two "upper" locations in the battery compartment, while 5.8mm screws go in the three "lower" battery positions and the two inboard case screw locations adjacent to the RAM cover.