Acer Aspire 5740-5780 Back Cover Replacement - iFixit Repair Guide

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Introduction

Use this guide to remove the back cover of your device.

What you need

1. Step 1 Prepare Acer Aspire 5740-5780 for Disassembly
  
  Careful: steps 1-4 are sourced from a guide that's marked as in-progress.
  Turn the laptop off and remove the power cord.
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2. Step 2
  Press in the SD Card or the SD Card Dummy if no SD Card is there. Remove card when it pops out.
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3. Step 3
  Flip the laptop over on its face, so that the back is showing.
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5. Step 4
  Put grounding strap on one of your wrists and attach the other end to a large metal object (recommended method).
  
  If you don't have a grounding strap an alternative approach is to touch a metal object that is either large or connected to the earth. Then avoid doing things that would accumulate static electricity on your body.
  
  Touching the internals of your device while you aren't grounded could destroy your laptop.
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1. Step 5 Battery
  Unlock the battery by flipping a switch near the release latch.
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2. Step 6
  Slide the release latch to the left to release the battery from the PC.
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3. Step 7
  Use your hands to pry the battery free of the computer.
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1. Step 8 Back Cover
  Unscrew the 2 captive screws and 3 M2.5 x L8 screws holding back cover in place.
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2. Step 9
  Use spudger to pry open the back panel.
  
  Then lift panel off of the computer.
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Conclusion

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

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