Step 1: Battery
Steps 2–8: Keyboard
Steps 9–20: Lower Case
Steps 21–23: Bottom Shield
Steps 24–36: Upper Case
Steps 37–40: Top Shield
Steps 41–45: Modem
Steps 46–50: Hard Drive
Steps 51–59: Display
Steps 60–66: Optical Drive
Steps 67–74: Logic Board
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Step 13
Remove the three hex screws using a T8 Torx screwdriver.
Step 14
Remove the two Phillips screws on either side of the battery contacts.
Step 15
Breathe deeply. Trying times are ahead, but we promise the lower case does come off.
Push the thin rims of the lower case surrounding the battery compartment in, bending them past the tabs, and then lift up to free that corner of the lower case.
FYI, the two screws at the top of this picture are longer than the one in the middle of the case. Don't mix them up!
Top screws are 20 mm, middle one is 10 mm. These have thread lock.