Acer Aspire R7 Battery Replacement

Introduction

Changing the Battery in an Acer Aspire R7 is a straightforward process if you find your computer has lost its ability to hold a charge.

The Aspire laptop battery enables the computer to work without having a power cord. It is a hardware component that is not externally accessible and requires a small amount of disassembly to replace.

The 4-cell replacement battery instructions are listed below in quick simple steps. Before using this guide make sure that the battery can no longer function in one of two ways, use a multimeter to test battery strength or check the settings on the laptop if possible.

If the battery is swollen be careful and proceed with caution and take appropriate precautions.

What you need

Step 1 Cover

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Shut down the laptop and disconnect the power cord.
Failing to disconnect or shut down the laptop could result in damage to the laptop or a shock hazard.
Turn the laptop over.

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Use the blue plastic opening tool to carefully remove the rubber pad which covers the one remaining screw.

Picture shows the rubber pad removed but srew to be removed is not indicated

Anthymoine - Jun 30, 2020 Reply

Step 2

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Remove seven 10 mm T7 screws.
Remove four 6 mm T7 screws.
Use the blue plastic opening tool to carefully remove both rubber pads which cover the four remaining screws.
Remove the remaining four 10 mm T7 screws.

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Step 2 is missing the 1 (10mm T-7 ) screw that is under a rubber pad in the bottom middle of the laptop. The picture shows this pad and screw already missing. Note the silver color instead of the black color of the rest of the bottom of the laptop.

Daniel Flynn - Sep 13, 2016 Reply

Step 3

Carefully lift the cover upwards.
If the cover seems stuck, use a spudger tool to pry the sides.

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Step 4 Battery

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Locate the battery ribbon connector
Remove the ribbon cable attaching the battery to the motherboard by carefully pulling it outwards
When using the spudger be careful around the motherboard as it can easily be damaged

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Step 5

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Remove the three 4.5mm #00 Phillips screws attaching the battery to the motherboard
Push the 4 retaining clips away from the battery
Carefully lift the battery from the motherboard