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 and keyboard assembly.
Using a plastic scribe, moving in an anti-clockwise direction beginning from the top left corner, pry the base cover.
Lift the base cover off the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
Battery Cable
Identify the battery cable highlighted in blue.
Disconnect the battery cable from the system board.
Press and hold the power button for 10 seconds to ground the system and remove residual static electricity.
Solid State Drive (SSD) 2230
Identify the solid state drive (SSD) module highlighted in blue.
Remove the screw that secures the solid state drive (SSD) module to the system board.
Remove the SSD thermal shield from the SSD
Slide and lift the solid state drive (SSD) from the system board.
Install
Solid State Drive (SSD) 2230
Identify the solid state drive (SSD) module location highlighted in blue.
Align the notches on the solid state drive (SSD) and slide into the slot on the system board.
Install the SSD thermal shield over the SSD.
Install the screw that secures the SSD to the system board.
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 and keyboard assembly, and snap the base cover into place.
Install the screws that secure the base cover to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
Tighten the screws that secure the base cover to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.