Before proceeding, shut down and close your computer. Lay it on a soft surface top-side down.

Remove the following ten screws:

• Two 8 mm 5-point Pentalobe screws
• Eight 2.5 mm 5-point Pentalobe screws

The special screwdriver needed to remove the 5-point Pentalobe screws can be found here.

Wedge your fingers between the display and the lower case and pull upward to pop the lower case off the Air.

Remove the lower case and set it aside.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry both short sides of the battery connector upward to disconnect it from its socket on the logic board.

Bend the battery cable slightly away from the logic board so the connector will not accidentally contact its socket.

Remove the following five screws securing the battery to the upper case:

• Two 5.2 mm T5 Torx screws
• One 6 mm T5 Torx screw
• Two 2.6 mm T5 Torx screws

When handling the battery, avoid squeezing or touching the six exposed lithium polymer cells.

Lift the battery from its edge nearest the logic board and remove it from the upper case.

Use the point of a spudger to lift the ZIF connector retaining flap on the trackpad data cable.

Gently slide the ribbon cable out of the ZIF connector.

With one hand, push the keyboard ribbon cable in slightly to access the ZIF connector beneath it.

Use a spudger to flip up the retaining flap.

Gently slide the cable out of the connector.

Remove the six 1.5 mm Phillips #00 screws holding the trackpad in place.