MacBook Air 11" Mid 2011 Battery Replacement

Step 1 Lower Case


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• Shut down and close your computer. Lay it on a soft surface top-side down.
• Remove the following ten screws:
• Two 8 mm 5-point Pentalobe screws
• Eight 2.5 mm 5-point Pentalobe screws
• The special screwdriver needed to remove the 5-point Pentalobe screws can be found here.
Step 2

• Wedge your fingers between the display and the lower case and pull upward to pop the lower case off the Air.
Step 3 Battery
• Use the flat end of a spudger to pry both short sides of the battery connector upward to disconnect it from its socket on the logic board.
• Bend the battery cable slightly away from the logic board so the connector will not accidentally contact its socket.
Step 4
• Remove the following five screws securing the battery to the upper case:
• Two 5.2 mm T5 Torx screws
• One 6 mm T5 Torx screw
• Two 2.6 mm T5 Torx screws
Step 5
• When handling the battery, avoid squeezing or touching the six exposed lithium polymer cells.
• Lift the battery from its edge nearest the logic board and remove it from the upper case.

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