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Moderate

Steps

11

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Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Upper Assembly
  • 6 steps
  • Optical Drive
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Flip the laptop over so the bottom is facing up.
  • Slide each of the three tabs on the bottom half of the assembly into the unlocked position.

Flip the laptop over so the bottom is facing up.

Slide each of the three tabs on the bottom half of the assembly into the unlocked position.

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Step 2

  • Gently lift the battery out of the computer.

Gently lift the battery out of the computer.

Step 3

              Upper Assembly
  • Remove the single 3mm Phillips #00 screw that secures the wireless card cover.

Remove the single 3mm Phillips #00 screw that secures the wireless card cover.

Step 4

  • Remove the WIFI module cover. It will pull right off.

Remove the WIFI module cover. It will pull right off.

Step 5

  • Unplug the white and black wires from the WiFi module.

Unplug the white and black wires from the WiFi module.

Step 6

  • Remove the twelve 8mm button head Phillips #00 B8 screws.
  • Remove the two 14 mm button head Phillips #00 B14 screws.
  • Remove the two 10 mm Phillips #00 battery compartment screws.
  • Remove the two 8 mm Phillips #00 screws.

Remove the twelve 8mm button head Phillips #00 B8 screws.

Remove the two 14 mm button head Phillips #00 B14 screws.

Remove the two 10 mm Phillips #00 battery compartment screws.

Remove the two 8 mm Phillips #00 screws.

Step 7

  • Remove the seven 4mm flat Phillips #00 screws.
  • Remove the seven 20mm button head Phillips #00 screws.

Remove the seven 4mm flat Phillips #00 screws.

Remove the seven 20mm button head Phillips #00 screws.

Step 8

  • Use the plastic opening tool to pry the two halves apart.

Use the plastic opening tool to pry the two halves apart.

Step 9

              Optical Drive
  • Orient the bottom assembly as displayed.

Orient the bottom assembly as displayed.

Step 10

  • Remove the two 3 mm Phillips #00 screws.

Remove the two 3 mm Phillips #00 screws.

Step 11

  • Slide the optical drive out of the laptop through the opening on the left side of the bottom assembly.

Slide the optical drive out of the laptop through the opening on the left side of the bottom assembly.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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J Howard Markley - Oct 14, 2019

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Or, simply remove the screw (the center one in this photo) from the bottom case that holds the bracket in and pull the drive out.