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Introduction
Go to step 1 ↓In this guide, we will show you how to remove and replace the coin-cell battery.
What you need
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Loosen the five captive screws that secure the base cover to the computer base.
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Using a plastic scribe, gently pry the base cover to release the tabs on the base cover from the slots on the computer base.
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Using a plastic scribe, disconnect the battery cable from the system board.
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Press and hold the power button for five seconds to ground the system board.
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Slide the tabs on the NEW base cover into the slots on the computer base and snap the base cover into place
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Tighten the five captive screws that secure the base cover to the computer base.
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Remove the screw (M2x3) that secures the solid-state drive to the computer base.
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Lift and slide the solid-state drive from the solid-state drive slot.
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Align the notch on the NEW solid-state drive with the tab on the solid-state drive slot and slide the solid-state drive into the solid-state drive slot.
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Remove the two screws (M2.5x6L) that secure the rear-I/O cover to the palm-rest assembly.
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Using a plastic scribe, gently release the tabs that secure rear-I/O cover to the computer base.
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Slide the NEW rear-I/O cover into the slots on the computer base and snap the rear-I/O cover into place.
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Replace the two screws (M2.5x6L) that secure the rear-I/O cover to the palm-rest assembly.
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Remove the eleven (M2.5x6L) screws that secure the computer base to the palm-rest assembly.
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Remove the (M2x3) screw that secures the computer base to the palm-rest assembly.
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Remove the two (M2.5x6L) screws that secure the computer base to the palm-rest assembly.
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Align the screw holes on the NEW computer base with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.
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Replace the two (M2.5x6L) screws that secure the computer base to the palm-rest assembly.
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Replace the (M2x3) screw that secures the computer base to the palm-rest assembly.
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Replace the eleven (M2.5x6L) screws that secure the computer base to the palm-rest assembly.
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Disconnect the coin-cell battery cable from the system board.
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Gently peel off the coin-cell battery along with its cable off the palm-rest assembly.
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Adhere the NEW coin-cell battery to the palm-rest assembly.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.