Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

8

Time Required

                          2 - 5 minutes

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  • Battery
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Removing back panel screws
  • Remove the 8 PHILIPS#0 screws

Remove the 8 PHILIPS#0 screws

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Step 2

              Removing back panel
  • Stick a plastic card (or fingernail) into the gap between panel and the body. Then lift the panel up (long side with speakers closest).

Stick a plastic card (or fingernail) into the gap between panel and the body. Then lift the panel up (long side with speakers closest).

Step 3

              Removing battery screws
  • Use your PHILIPS#0 and remove the 4 screws

Use your PHILIPS#0 and remove the 4 screws

Step 4

              Removing the battery
  • Lift battery from bottom side first (marked with red line)

Lift battery from bottom side first (marked with red line)

Step 5

              Finally detaching the battery
  • Detach battery cable grabbing the side and pulling the cable upward.

Detach battery cable grabbing the side and pulling the cable upward.

Step 6

              Inserting the new battery
  • Insert the battery and push the plug into the socket downward.

Insert the battery and push the plug into the socket downward.

Step 7

              Re-inserting the screws
  • Re-insert the screws in the holes circled red (on this image), which is where you removed them previously.

Re-insert the screws in the holes circled red (on this image), which is where you removed them previously.

Step 8

              The back panel gets re-inserted
  • Insert the hinge-side middle screw (must be done first otherwise casing may bulge) and insert rest of panel. On the hinge side, press down on the sides (if there is bulging) until you hear it snap. Insert the two other hinge-side screws (marked with orange on image). After that, insert the other 5 screws (yellow).

Insert the hinge-side middle screw (must be done first otherwise casing may bulge) and insert rest of panel. On the hinge side, press down on the sides (if there is bulging) until you hear it snap. Insert the two other hinge-side screws (marked with orange on image). After that, insert the other 5 screws (yellow).

To reassemble your device, skip steps 1-5.

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N ick - Apr 11, 2018

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Great repair guide. Nice to see how easy it is to replace battery.

Stanley Fujimoto - Jul 8, 2018

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Does anyone know where you can get a replacement battery?

Evan Elm - Jul 10, 2018

Sadly no, I have no idea, chromebookparts.com doesn’t have a part either, haven’t found one anywhere yet

Evan Elm - Dec 3, 2018

I managed to find a replacement part, see the parts section at the top of the guide :)

JT Cen - Mar 22, 2019

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thanks for finding the battery part! Awesome job!