What you need
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First begin by flipping the laptop on its back and having the back cover face you directly.
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Then unscrew the ten Phillips head screws that hold down the back cover using a Phillips #0 Screw Driver. Â
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look for the battery in the bottom half of the computer
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Once you have found the battery, look for the screws that secure the battery, in the upper left and right corners.
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Begin by unscrewing the two Phillips head screws that hold down the battery using a J1 sized screwdriver.
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Finally remove the battery from the laptop.
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Remove the yellow tape covering the ribbon cable in the bottom left of the motherboard as shown.
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Carefully remove the ribbon cable out from the connector.
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Fold up the grey cover to release the ribbon cable in the bottom right of the board as shown.
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Carefully pull out the ribbon cable from the port by the blue tape.
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Fold up the white cover to release the ribbon cable in the top left of the board as shown.
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Carefully pull out the ribbon cable from the port by the blue tape.
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Fold up the grey cover to release the cable on the top right of the board as shown
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Carefully pull out the cable from the port.
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Carefully pull off both brass connectors from the top left of the board with tweezers as shown.
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Remove the six screws from the board as shown. There are two types of screws here, so be careful to keep them separate for reassembly.
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