Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

                          10 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 3 steps
  • Back Panel
  • 3 steps
  • Optical Drive
  • 1 step

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Introduction

Before you begin replacing the optical drive, make sure the device is powered off.

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Orient the laptop so that the underside is facing up.
  • Rotate the device so that the CD slot is in the upper left corner.

Orient the laptop so that the underside is facing up.

Rotate the device so that the CD slot is in the upper left corner.

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Step 2

  • Put your fingers on the battery latch.

Put your fingers on the battery latch.

Step 3

  • Using your fingers, push each battery latch simultaneously towards the middle.
  • This releases the battery.
  • Remove the battery from the laptop.

Using your fingers, push each battery latch simultaneously towards the middle.

This releases the battery.

Remove the battery from the laptop.

Step 4

              Back Panel
  • Pull off the two rubber feet on the underside of the device.
  • Remove the twelve 9.5 mm screws from the underside of the device using a Phillips #2 screwdriver.

Pull off the two rubber feet on the underside of the device.

Remove the twelve 9.5 mm screws from the underside of the device using a Phillips #2 screwdriver.

Step 5

  • Slide an opening pick around the edges between the back panel and the rest of the device to release the plastic retention clips that hold the panel in place.

Slide an opening pick around the edges between the back panel and the rest of the device to release the plastic retention clips that hold the panel in place.

Step 6

  • Lift up on the panel to remove it completely from the device.

Lift up on the panel to remove it completely from the device.

Step 7

              Optical Drive
  • Slide the optical drive outward through the cutout in the device back panel to remove it from the laptop.

Slide the optical drive outward through the cutout in the device back panel to remove it from the laptop.

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

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