Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

9

Time Required

                          20 - 40 minutes            

Sections

4

  • Back Panel
  • 3 steps
  • Battery
  • 3 steps
  • Speaker
  • 2 steps
  • Hard drive
  • 1 step

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Panel               
  • Power the device off, unplug it, and ground yourself.

Power the device off, unplug it, and ground yourself.

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Step 2

  • Remove the twelve screws in the back case using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Remove the twelve screws in the back case using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Step 3

  • Carefully wedge an iFixit opening tool under the cover and slide it alongside the case to ensure that all clips are un-clipped.

Carefully wedge an iFixit opening tool under the cover and slide it alongside the case to ensure that all clips are un-clipped.

Step 4

              Battery               
  • Remove the cable connecting the hard drive to the motherboard by carefully lifting the black tab, then pulling out the disconnected ribbon cable.

Remove the cable connecting the hard drive to the motherboard by carefully lifting the black tab, then pulling out the disconnected ribbon cable.

Step 5

  • Remove the cable connecting the battery to the motherboard by gripping the fabric and pulling downward.
  • The cable is connected next to the RAM cards.

Remove the cable connecting the battery to the motherboard by gripping the fabric and pulling downward.

The cable is connected next to the RAM cards.

Step 6

  • Remove the six screws that hold the battery down with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
  • Once the screws are removed you should be able to easily lift up on the battery to remove it. (You may need to detach the ribbon cable glued to the battery )

Remove the six screws that hold the battery down with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Once the screws are removed you should be able to easily lift up on the battery to remove it. (You may need to detach the ribbon cable glued to the battery )

Step 7

              Speaker               
  • Unscrew the two screws that have a pink spacer below them with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
  • Lift directly up to remove the main speaker.
  • Gently pull the wire out of the plastic track that it’s set in.

Unscrew the two screws that have a pink spacer below them with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Lift directly up to remove the main speaker.

Gently pull the wire out of the plastic track that it’s set in.

Step 8

  • Follow the cable around the inside of the case and remove the cable to the main board
  • Once this is removed you can fully remove the speaker!

Follow the cable around the inside of the case and remove the cable to the main board

Once this is removed you can fully remove the speaker!

Step 9

              Hard drive               
  • There are wires over some of the screws, use a thin implement to get the wires out of their track.
  • Unplug the SATA cable from the motherboard (covered in the teardown for the battery).
  • Remove the 4 screws
  • Remove the Hard drive from the unit

There are wires over some of the screws, use a thin implement to get the wires out of their track.

Unplug the SATA cable from the motherboard (covered in the teardown for the battery).

Remove the 4 screws

Remove the Hard drive from the unit

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

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