Difficulty

Easy

Steps

11

Time Required

                          20 minutes

Sections

3

  • Back Panel
  • 3 steps
  • Battery
  • 4 steps
  • RAM
  • 4 steps

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Step 1

              Back Panel
  • Use the iFixit opening tool to take off the rubber caps.
  • Remove the screws using the Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Use the iFixit opening tool to take off the rubber caps.

Remove the screws using the Phillips #0 screwdriver.

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Step 2

  • Use the Jimmy to pry around the seam of the laptop.
  • Remove the back panel of the laptop.
  • Don’t completely remove the back panel as there are ribbon cables that can be easily damaged if removed quickly.

Use the Jimmy to pry around the seam of the laptop.

Remove the back panel of the laptop.

Don’t completely remove the back panel as there are ribbon cables that can be easily damaged if removed quickly.

Step 3

  • Using the iFixit opening tool to lift the tabs holding in the cables connecting the keyboard to the motherboard.
  • Pull the cable from the motherboard.

Using the iFixit opening tool to lift the tabs holding in the cables connecting the keyboard to the motherboard.

Pull the cable from the motherboard.

Step 4

              Battery
  • Lift upwards on the black tabs the purple strip is connected to.
  • Gently pull the purple strip out of its place.

Lift upwards on the black tabs the purple strip is connected to.

Gently pull the purple strip out of its place.

Step 5

  • Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the five screws holding the battery in place.

Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the five screws holding the battery in place.

Step 6

  • Pull the white cable connected to the motherboard out using the iFixit opening tool.

Pull the white cable connected to the motherboard out using the iFixit opening tool.

Step 7

  • Remove the battery.
  • There are little snap tabs on the right side of the battery. Be sure not to break them by pulling the battery out towards the left side.

Remove the battery.

There are little snap tabs on the right side of the battery. Be sure not to break them by pulling the battery out towards the left side.

Step 8

              RAM
  • Look on previous instruction for how to open the laptop!
  • Remove these cables

Look on previous instruction for how to open the laptop!

Remove these cables

Step 9

  • First, these two small.
  • Second, these six.

First, these two small.

Second, these six.

Step 10

  • While fliping the motherboard, lift the CMOS battery from it’s place.

While fliping the motherboard, lift the CMOS battery from it’s place.

Step 11

  • 2 RAM-slots under this cover
  • M.2 Wi-Fi card

2 RAM-slots under this cover

M.2 Wi-Fi card

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

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