Steps 1–2: Battery
Steps 3–14: Lower Case
Steps 15–16: Bottom Shield
Steps 17–19: DC-In Board
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I left the DC board alone screws, cable and all for my hard drive swap.
I found that I could leave the cable attached if I was just careful with where I placed it when I turned the computer over.