4Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

5Remove the battery.

Slide and hold the battery-bay latch release on the bottom of the computer, and then pull the battery out of the battery bay.

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6Remove the optical drive, if installed, from the optical drive bay. See "Optical Drives" on page 111.

7Press the power button to ground the system board.

8Remove any installed ExpressCards from the ExpressCard slot. See "Removing an ExpressCard or Blank" on page 68.

9Remove any installed media memory cards from the 5-in-1 media memory card reader. See "Removing a Media Memory Card or Blank" on page 72.

10Close the display and turn the computer upside down on a flat work surface.

11Remove the hard drive. See "Hard Drive" on page 108.

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