Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

11

Time Required

                          2 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Back Cover
  • 6 steps
  • Speakers
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Flip the device over and locate the battery compartment.
  • Slide the battery release latch on the left and right side until the battery is detached from its slot.
  • A noticeable pop will be heard when the battery is fully released.

Flip the device over and locate the battery compartment.

Slide the battery release latch on the left and right side until the battery is detached from its slot.

A noticeable pop will be heard when the battery is fully released.

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Step 2

  • Pull the battery out of its slot.
  • Be careful not to damage any of the connectors in the process.

Pull the battery out of its slot.

Be careful not to damage any of the connectors in the process.

Step 3

              Back Cover
  • Place the laptop on a clean, flat surface with the bottom side facing up.

Place the laptop on a clean, flat surface with the bottom side facing up.

Step 4

  • Using a Phillips Head Screwdriver, remove the screws anchoring the bottom casing.
  • Note: Make sure to keep track of the screws once they have been removed.

Using a Phillips Head Screwdriver, remove the screws anchoring the bottom casing.

Note: Make sure to keep track of the screws once they have been removed.

Step 5

  • Locate the screws about 1 inch from the battery release tabs and use a Phillips Head Screwdriver to remove these screws.
  • Note:Place these newly removed screws with the ones removed in Step 2.

Locate the screws about 1 inch from the battery release tabs and use a Phillips Head Screwdriver to remove these screws.

Note:Place these newly removed screws with the ones removed in Step 2.

Step 6

  • Locate the rubber friction pads on the top corners of the laptop. Pry the pads from the laptop and place them off to the side
  • Removing the friction pads will reveal two more anchoring screws.
  • Note: The adhesive keeping the pads on the laptop will weaken once doing this, but it is necessary to removing the bottom cover of the laptop.

Locate the rubber friction pads on the top corners of the laptop. Pry the pads from the laptop and place them off to the side

Removing the friction pads will reveal two more anchoring screws.

Note: The adhesive keeping the pads on the laptop will weaken once doing this, but it is necessary to removing the bottom cover of the laptop.

Step 7

  • Remove disc reader.
  • Note: If all screws are removed it should slide out easily.

Remove disc reader.

Note: If all screws are removed it should slide out easily.

Step 8

  • Use a plastic prod to pry the back cover off the laptop.
  • Be careful not to damage the laptop while prying.

Use a plastic prod to pry the back cover off the laptop.

Be careful not to damage the laptop while prying.

Step 9

              Speakers
  • Locate the speakers on the right and left on the bottom on the back of the device.

Locate the speakers on the right and left on the bottom on the back of the device.

Step 10

  • Pull up on the left speaker to pop it off.
  • Do the same on the right speaker to pop it off.

Pull up on the left speaker to pop it off.

Do the same on the right speaker to pop it off.

Step 11

  • Pull out the speaker outlet.
  • Caution: Be careful not to damage cords while doing so.

Pull out the speaker outlet.

Caution: Be careful not to damage cords while doing so.

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

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