Introduction
This guide will teach the user how to remove the back plate, which is necessary to access any of the internal components of the laptop.
What you need
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Flip the laptop over so that the Service Tag is shown at the top left corner.
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Remove the highlighted screws from the panels in the bottom right-hand corner of the laptop using the Phillips #0 Screwdriver.
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Remove the two panels in the bottom right-hand corner by sliding in the direction of the arrows imprinted on the panels.
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Remove the highlighted screws underneath the removed panels using the Phillips #0 Screwdriver.
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Carefully remove the hard drive from the panel in the bottom right-hand corner of the laptop.
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Locate the battery, located on the top side of the laptop to the right of the Service Tag .
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Remove the battery by pressing inwards on the tabs on either side of the battery.
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