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Introduction

The battery in the A701 is located adjacent to the motherboard (the blue L-shaped piece) and has soldered wires. Before continuing, be sure you have all the necessary tools and safety equipment.

A guide to soldering can be found here.

What you need

1. Step 1 General Disassembly Prerequisite Guide
  Remove the two 2cm screws on the bottom using the PH0 Phillips head screw driver.
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2. Step 2
  Pry open the back piece with the plastic spudger.
  
  Remove the back piece from the device.
  
  The back panel may be difficult to pry off, use gentle force.
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4. Step 3
  Disconnect speaker (which is attached by black and red wires) from back piece using plastic spudger.
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5. Step 4
  Gently pry the battery off of the device with the plastic spudger.
  
  There is a large amount of glue holding the battery to the device.
  
  Do not puncture the battery with the plastic spudger.
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1. Step 5 Battery
  Remove red and black wires leading from the battery to the motherboard by heating up a soldering iron and applying to area and gently removing wires.
  
  For more information on soldering, please refer to iFixit's guide here.
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2. Step 6
  Insert new battery by soldering red and black wires onto the motherboard.
  
  Make sure to solder the wires back on in the correct configuration (as pictured).
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