Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

                          15 minutes            

Sections

2

  • Battery
  • 5 steps
  • Hard disk drive
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery               
  • Pop the center cover open on the bottom cover.
  • Remove the center screw with a #00 Phillips screwdriver.
  • Use a T5 Torx screwdriver for the remaining screws around the edge of the bottom cover.

Pop the center cover open on the bottom cover.

Remove the center screw with a #00 Phillips screwdriver.

Use a T5 Torx screwdriver for the remaining screws around the edge of the bottom cover.

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Step 2

  • Carefully remove back panel after all screws have been removed.

Carefully remove back panel after all screws have been removed.

Step 3

  • After the back panel has been removed, disconnect the battery to prevent electrical shock

After the back panel has been removed, disconnect the battery to prevent electrical shock

Step 4

  • Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the 8 screws that secure the battery.

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the 8 screws that secure the battery.

Step 5

              Remove the battery               
  • Once all the screws have been removed the battery is now safe to extract

Once all the screws have been removed the battery is now safe to extract

Step 6

              Adhesive tape               
  • We removed the battery to avoid electric shocks.
  • Remove the adhesive tape.

We removed the battery to avoid electric shocks.

Remove the adhesive tape.

Step 7

              Remove the hard disk drive               
  • Remove the screw with a #00 Phillips screwdriver.
  • Remove the hard disk from its location.

Remove the screw with a #00 Phillips screwdriver.

Remove the hard disk from its location.

To reassemble your device, follow the instructions in reverse order.

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