Acer Chromebook 15 CB5-571-C09S Battery Replacement

Written By: Sakiynah Howard

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

2 minutes

Introduction

This guide will walk you through the process of replacing a dead or dying battery in the Acer Chromebook 15 CB5-571-C09S.

Place the device on a flat surface faced down so that the fan vents are at the top of the device.

Use a plastic opening tool to pry open the back cover around the edges of the device.
Be careful not to crack or break the back cover of the device.
You will have to adjust the position of the device to pry it open along all the edges.

Stand the device up with the hinges on top and carefully pull apart the back cover from the device.

The battery is the large black rectangle located in the bottom center of the device.
Unscrew the single black 5 mm PH00 Phillips head screw holding the battery in place located at the top right corner of the battery.

Disconnect the battery connector from the motherboard using two plastic opening tools.
The battery connector is the white "plug" that connects the battery to the motherboard with rainbow colored wires attached to it.
Use two of the plastic opening tools on either edge of the battery connector and carefully pull out the battery connector out from the motherboard.

Once the battery has been disconnected from the motherboard it can easily be removed from the device.
Grab the top edge of the battery and carefully pull it up and out of the device towards you.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Where do you get the plastic opening tools

Instructions were perfect. Used a putty knife to pry off the back