Disconnecting the Battery

ID: 170580

Description: This guide will explain how to disconnect the...

Steps:

1. Turn the laptop off, and disconnect the power cable.
2. Flip the laptop upside down.
3. Remove the eleven 6.6 mm Phillips #0 screws from the bottom cover.

4. Insert a plastic opening tool into a gap between the case and the bottom cover.
5. Insert blue plastic picks into the gap between the case and the bottom cover, working around the seam.
6. The bottom cover is now loose. Pull it upwards, away from the laptop, and set it aside.

7. Use a plastic spudger to loosen the black tape around the large battery connector on the motherboard.
8. Once loosened, pull back on the tape to remove it from the connector.
9. Use a plastic spudger to pull the battery connector away from the motherboard.
10. Leave the battery unplugged for the following steps.

11. Press and hold the laptop's power button for about five seconds to discharge any remaining power in the system.
12. Do not touch any exposed components while carrying out this step or put them in contact with conductive materials.
13. Leave the battery connector unplugged and out of the way for the rest of the time the laptop is open.