What you need
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Push the tab from the battery, downwards to unlock the battery.
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The tab should be in the position next to the unlocked indicator.
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Now, push the other tab (the one right under the battery) from right to left.
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Now the battery will be loose; lift the battery up and out of the computer.
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Remove the 8mm screw
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Use the plastic opening tool to push out the disk drive.
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Pull the disk drive out with the opposite hand.
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This particular computer is missing its hard drive.
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Remove the two screws.
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Remove the plastic cover by lifting from the groove as indicated.
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Remove the hard drive from the computer by lifting up and out.
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Put down the computer and open up the screen.
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There is a long piece of plastic underneath the screen that you will have to remove.
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Insert the plastic opening tool into the little slot.
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Lift up gently and remove the plastic cover.
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Lift keyboard up slightly and you will see the keyboard connection.
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This black tab has to be lifted up to remove the keyboard.
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Put your finger underneath the tab and pull back gently as indicated.
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You can now remove the keyboard.
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This reveals two connections that must be removed.
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Remove the one with the blue tape by lifting up on the tape gently.
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Close the computer and flip it over so that the back is facing up.
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Remove the two 6mm screws that are behind each of the screens pivot points.
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Open up the screen and now it can be lifted up and off of the computer.
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Use a flat head screwdriver to turn the screw one quarter turn into the unlock position.
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Remove the CPU.
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Remove the three 6mm screws.
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Lift the plastic cover off to reveal the RAM and the Wireless.
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To remove the RAM, push outward against the metal brackets.
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The first RAM will pop up so you can just pull it right out.
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Repeat the first step again to remove the second RAM chip.
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Installation is the reverse of removal.
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To remove the wire, hold the wireless chip firmly and pull the connection straight up off of the chip.
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Turn the computer over and remove the two 4 mm screws that are located just below where the screen should be.
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Remove the five 6mm screws that remain.
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This connection must also be removed.
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Use tweezers to grab the small black connector and pull it straight back.
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You can now disconnect this wire.
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The whole cover/frame can be pulled off of the top of the motherboard.
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The motherboard can now be removed by pulling up and sliding out to the right.
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