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Removing the base cover

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.

About this task

The following images indicate the location of the base cover and provide a visual representation of the removal procedure.

Figure 1. Removing the base cover
Image: Removing the base cover
Figure 2. Removing the base cover
Image: Removing the base cover
Figure 3. Disconnecting the battery cable
Image: Disconnecting the battery cable

Steps

  1. Remove the five screws (M2x5.5) that secure the base cover to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
    NOTE:Ensure that you remove the five non-captive screws first to create the gap for prying the base cover off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  2. Loosen the two captive screws (M2x7.9) that secure the base cover to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  3. Using the plastic scribe, pry open the base cover from the recesses that are located near the display hinges.
  4. Lift the base cover off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  5. Using the pull tab, lift the battery cable to disconnect the cable from the connector (JBATT1) on the system board.
  6. Press and hold the power button for five seconds to ground the computer and drain the flea power.

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