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Acer Chromebook 15 CB5-571-C09S Battery Replacement

Introduction

This guide will walk you through the process of replacing a dead or dying battery in the Acer Chromebook 15 CB5-571-C09S.

What you need

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    • Place the device on a flat surface faced down so that the fan vents are at the top of the device.

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    • Unscrew the eighteen 6 mm PH0 Phillips head screws from the back of the device.

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    • Use a plastic opening tool to pry open the back cover around the edges of the device.

    • Be careful not to crack or break the back cover of the device.

    • You will have to adjust the position of the device to pry it open along all the edges.

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    • Stand the device up with the hinges on top and carefully pull apart the back cover from the device.

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    • The battery is the large black rectangle located in the bottom center of the device.

    • Unscrew the single black 5 mm PH00 Phillips head screw holding the battery in place located at the top right corner of the battery.

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    • Disconnect the battery connector from the motherboard using two plastic opening tools.

    • The battery connector is the white "plug" that connects the battery to the motherboard with rainbow colored wires attached to it.

    • Use two of the plastic opening tools on either edge of the battery connector and carefully pull out the battery connector out from the motherboard.

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    • Once the battery has been disconnected from the motherboard it can easily be removed from the device.

    • Grab the top edge of the battery and carefully pull it up and out of the device towards you.

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Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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2 Comments

Where do you get the plastic opening tools

Kelly Robledo - Reply

Instructions were perfect. Used a putty knife to pry off the back

Naomi Harrison - Reply

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