If you need to replace the laptop battery or carry out diagnostics or repairs, you will need to remove it from the device. This procedure can be quite complicated, especially this if the operation is performed for the first time.
Ignorance of the features of installing and removing the battery can lead to breakage of the power supply mounting, as well as damage to the internal parts of the mobile computer. This article will describe how to remove the battery from laptops of various brands.
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Preparatory work
It is not recommended to remove the battery on a working laptop, therefore, first of all, turn off the computer in the standard way. If at this time the laptop was running on the adapter, then the power cable should also be removed from the socket.
On many models of mobile computers, the battery is fixed with screws or hard rivets, so you should prepare a set of screwdrivers in advance to unscrew them or remove the grooves.
Battery Mount Options
The way the battery is attached depends on the model of the mobile computer. Most modern models are disassembled by clicking on special latches. In addition, the power supply can be fixed as follows:
- Screw connection.
- Rivets.
- Lock.
Some laptop models do not at all provide the ability to remove the battery without completely disassembling the case.
Features of removing batteries from popular laptops
Depending on the laptop model, the dismantling of the battery may vary significantly. Next, we will consider the sequence of such an operation for the most famous brands of laptops.
Acer. Getting the battery out of your Acer laptop is easy. If all the preparatory work has been completed as described above, it is enough to turn the laptop over, move the special latch from the closed position to the open. While holding the lock in this state, slightly shift the battery and pull it towards you.
Apple To remove the battery from an Apple mobile computer, you will need a screwdriver in the shape of a five-pointed bit. This tool should unscrew 10 screws on the back cover of the device. Then carefully remove the cover, and then use a thin plastic tool to remove the battery connector from the seat.
In the next step, the protective film under which the battery mount is located is removed. The screws holding the frame are removed with a screwdriver, after which it is moved away and the battery is removed from the device.
Asus. Turning over the laptop of this brand, you need to find a rectangular area, which will be the battery. In order to pull it out, you need to determine what type of mounts are used to fix the battery. On Asus laptops, the battery can be held with screws or a latch.
Therefore, if the lever controlling the shutdown mechanism is not found, then it is necessary to “arm” with a screwdriver and unscrew the screws holding the battery. Then gently pry the battery case and remove it. If there is a latch, it will be enough to click on it and remove the battery from the mobile computer case.
Dell. Removing the battery in laptops from this company is very easy. Just slide the cover on the back panel to completely remove the power source from the seat.
HP The HP laptop battery is removed by simultaneously moving the latches, which are not difficult to detect if you turn the device over.
Huawei. In order to remove the battery from the digital technology of this company, you will need to remove the back cover of the device.In most models, this part is held with a few screws, which can be easily removed with a small Phillips screwdriver.
Lenovo On most Lenovo laptops, the battery is fixed with screws. Usually used 5 pcs. hardware that is easy to find if you turn the laptop over. After removing the screws, gently pry the battery to remove it. It is much more difficult to remove the battery from the Lenovo Z500 laptop model. In order to get to the battery you will need to completely disassemble the laptop.
The operation is performed in the following sequence:
- Flip the laptop.
- Unscrew the screws, including those under the legs.
- Carefully, so as not to damage the cable, remove the laptop keyboard.
- Remove DVD drive.
- Loosen 3 more screws, access to which was opened after removing the keyboard and drive.
- Remove the bottom cover.
Now access to the laptop battery will be fully open. Assembling a laptop should be carried out in the reverse order.
MSI To remove the battery of your MSI laptop, you must:
- Flip the laptop.
- Loosen 7 screws.
- Pull the bottom of the housing.
- Unscrew the screws holding the fan, remove the cooler wires and remove it.
- Disconnect the SATA cable and remove the hard drive.
- Disconnect the speaker cable.
- Disconnect the battery cable.
- Remove 13 screws holding the battery.
- Using any non-metallic flat object, remove the battery from the seat.
The laptop is assembled in the reverse order.
Packard Bell The batteries of this brand of laptops are usually held by 2 latches. One unlocks the mechanism, the other allows you to remove the battery from the case.
Samsung As a rule, in Samsung laptops, the battery is removed using 2 latches, which should be activated simultaneously, and then pry the battery with any non-metallic object.
Xiaomi The batteries on Xiaomi laptops are removed only after removing the bottom cover, which is also held with a few screws. Inside the case, the battery is also fixed with 3 screws, after removing which, the battery can be easily removed from the case.
Conclusion
In most cases, removing the laptop battery does not require disassembling the case. In order for the laptop owner to be able to independently extract the power source, very often in the case of a mobile computer they have latches by clicking on which you can get the battery.
If the battery is not removable, then you will need to do the work of completely disassembling the laptop, in which you need to be careful not to accidentally damage the fragile internal elements of the laptop.
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