Removal
Base Cover
Identify the base cover highlighted in blue.
Loosen the screws on the base cover.
Remove the screws that secure the base cover to the palm rest assembly.
Using a plastic scribe, pry the base cover from the hinge area and continue prying on all its sides to loosen the base cover.
Lift the base cover off the palm rest assembly.
Battery Cable
Identify the battery cable highlighted in blue.
Disconnect the battery cable from the connector on the system board.
Press and hold the power button for 10 seconds to ground the system and remove residual static electricity.
Battery
Identify the battery highlighted in blue.
Remove the screws that secure the battery to the system.
Lift the battery, along with the battery cable, off the system.
WLAN
Speaker and antenna assembly
Identify the speakers highlighted in blue.
Disconnect the speaker cable from its connector on the system board.
Unroute and remove the speaker cables and the WLAN antenna cables from the routing guides on the palm rest assembly.
Lift the speaker and antenna assembly off the palmrest assembly. Use a scribe to lift under the grommets.
Install
Speaker and antenna assembly
Identify the speakers location highlighted in blue.
Using the alignment posts, install the speakers in the slots on the system.
Route the speaker and WLAN antenna cables through the routing guides on the palm rest assembly.
Connect the speaker cable to its connector on the system board.
WLAN
Battery
Identify the battery location highlighted in blue.
Insert the battery along with the battery cable into the slot on the system.
Install the screws to secure the battery to the system.
Battery Cable
Identify the battery cable location highlighted in blue.
Connect the battery cable to the connector on the system board.
Base Cover
Identify the base cover location highlighted in blue.
Place the base cover on the palm rest assembly and snap into place.
Tighten the screws that secure the base cover.
Install the screws that secure the base cover to the palm rest assembly.