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Upper Case (product details: Non-backlit: IF154-013 Backlit: IF154-048)
  • Remove the four Phillips screws from the memory door.
  • Slide the memory door away from the memory compartment.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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