Use a coin to turn the battery locking screw 90 degrees clockwise.

Lift the battery out of the computer.

Remove the four Phillips screws from the memory door.

Slide the memory door away from the memory compartment.

Remove the following 8 screws:

• Two 3 mm Phillips in the battery compartment, on either side of the battery contacts.
• Two 9 mm Phillips on either side of the memory compartment.
• Four 16 mm Phillips along the hinge.

Rotate the computer 90 degrees clockwise, so that the power receptacle faces you.

Remove the three 3 mm Phillips screws.

When replacing these screws, you must place each screw in the correct order. Begin by installing the screw closest to the display hinge, and go out from there.

Turn the computer 90 degrees clockwise so that the hinge faces you.

Remove the bottom 5 mm Phillips screw on either side of the hinge (two total).

Rotate the computer 90 degrees clockwise, so that the ports face you.

Remove the three 3 mm Phillips screws.

When replacing these screws, you must place each screw in the correct order. Begin by installing the screw closest to the display hinge, and go out from there.

Turn the computer over and open the display.

Remove the 4.2 mm 1/16" H 1.5 hex screws in either corner, next to the display (a T6 Torx driver will also do the job nicely).

This step covers the hardest part to get inside this computer. Take a deep breath and think happy thoughts.

Grasp the back corners of the upper case and pull up, disengaging hidden tabs on the sides. Do not pull the upper case off yet; you still need to free tabs in the front of the case.

The seam is beneath the plastic molding on the upper case.