Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

5

Time Required

                          5 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • Back Cover
  • 1 step
  • Keyboard
  • 3 steps

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Step 1

              Battery
  • Power off the laptop before trying to remove the battery.
  • Turn the laptop upside down, and locate the sliding tabs on the battery.
  • Slide both tabs in an inward direction, then slide the battery away from the laptop.

Power off the laptop before trying to remove the battery.

Turn the laptop upside down, and locate the sliding tabs on the battery.

Slide both tabs in an inward direction, then slide the battery away from the laptop.

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Step 2

              Back Cover
  • To remove the bottom cover pull the orange tab to the right until it clicks.
  • Carefully disconnect the clips as you lift the bottom cover.

To remove the bottom cover pull the orange tab to the right until it clicks.

Carefully disconnect the clips as you lift the bottom cover.

Step 3

              Keyboard
  • Remove the three black screws marked by the keyboard symbol using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Remove the three black screws marked by the keyboard symbol using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Step 4

  • Turn the laptop upright and open it.
  • Disconnect the clips located around the perimeter of the keyboard.
  • Slide the iFixit opening tool between the top edge of the keyboard and the plastic bezel.
  • Start either above the esc key or the delete key.
  • Pull the keyboard with your fingers until it comes out on both sides.
  • Be careful not to pull the keyboard out too fast. There is a fragile ribbon cable that attaches to the motherboard behind the keyboard.

Turn the laptop upright and open it.

Disconnect the clips located around the perimeter of the keyboard.

Slide the iFixit opening tool between the top edge of the keyboard and the plastic bezel.

Start either above the esc key or the delete key.

Pull the keyboard with your fingers until it comes out on both sides.

Be careful not to pull the keyboard out too fast. There is a fragile ribbon cable that attaches to the motherboard behind the keyboard.

Step 5

  • Tilt the keyboard toward you to reveal the ribbon cable.
  • Lift up the black tab on top of the keyboard ribbon cable to release the ribbon cable.
  • Pull the ribbon cable out of its container.

Tilt the keyboard toward you to reveal the ribbon cable.

Lift up the black tab on top of the keyboard ribbon cable to release the ribbon cable.

Pull the ribbon cable out of its container.

To install a different keyboard, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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