Acer Iconia Tab A501 Battery Replacement

Introduction

Batteries tend to lose capacity over time as they are used and eventually fail. If your battery won’t hold a charge or can’t power your device, you may decide to replace the battery. This guide will demonstrate battery replacement for the Acer Iconia Tab A501.

What you need

Step 1 Back Cover

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Turn off your device before opening it.
Use a plastic opening tool to carefully separate the back cover, starting at the volume buttons.
Continue separating the back cover along the short side closest to the camera and around the device.

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Step 2

When separated enough, a little more than halfway around the device, the back cover will be easy to take off.

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Step 3 Battery

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Take off any tape covering the battery or black battery-motherboard cable.

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Step 4

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In the next step, be careful not to squeeze too hard or scratch the motherboard.
Use the angled tweezers to disconnect the white motherboard-battery connector in the middle of the side opposite the docking port.

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