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IBM ThinkPad A31 Battery Replacement

Device	IBM ThinkPad A31
Difficulty	Very easy
Time	30 seconds
Steps	1

This guide is by Sean Tocci on iFixit and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0. ByteRot mirrors it for non-commercial preservation: formatting changed and photos resized for old browsers; full-size photos and the text are on the FTP in /DOCS/REPAIR. Original guide >>

This guide will show you how to remove the battery for the ThinkPad A31.

Step 1

• Flip the ThinkPad over so that it is upside down.
• Push latch switch to the left.
• Gently lift the battery out and away from the ThinkPad
• NOTE: You have to hold the latch to the left while you remove the battery. Simply pushing once will not unlock the battery

Conclusion

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

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