🏁 Intro
Battery agar weak ho gaya hai, jaldi discharge ho raha hai, ya swell (phool gaya ho) hai — toh replace karna best solution hai. Yeh guide aapko batayegi kaise safe tarike se battery change karte hain.
🧰 Tools You’ll Need
Phillips #00 screwdriver
Tri-point Y0 screwdriver
Spudger (plastic pry tool)
⚠️ Safety First
MacBook ko shutdown karo aur charger unplug karo.
Surfaces clean & static-free hone chahiye.
Steps ko dhyan se follow karo, connectors delicate hote hain.
📋 Steps
Step 1: Lower Case Screws Remove Karo
Neeche ke 10 screws remove karo:
• 3 screws of 14.4 mm (Phillips #00)
• 3 screws of 3.5 mm (Phillips #00)
• 4 screws of 3.5 mm with shoulders (Phillips #00)Important: Small screws aligned to curve of case — straight down na jayein.
Step 2: Remove Lower Case
Fingers se vent area se lower case pry karo.
Gently lift and slide it off.
Step 3: Disconnect Battery Connector
Spudger ka edge use karo battery connector ko logic board se upar pry karne ke liye.
“Walk” motion se dono short ends se thoda thoda karte hue connectors ko lift karo.
Corner parts fragile hain — careful!
Step 4: Bend Battery Cable
Thoda battery cable ko side mein shift karo taki kaam ke dauran woh socket se contact na kare.
Step 5: Remove Battery Screws
Remove these two screws:
• One 5.6 mm Tri-point screw
• One 13 mm Tri-point screw
Step 6: Peel Warning Label
Battery aur optical drive ke beech me jo warning label hai, use gently peel karo from upper case.
Important: Label ko battery se completely nahi nikaalo — sirf upper case se.
Step 7: Remove Battery
Use the plastic pull tab attached to battery to lift it out from upper case.
Jab new battery install karo, calibration karna mat bhoolna:
• Charge battery to 100%, fir 2 hours aur charge rakho
• Uske baad unplug karo aur use discharge hone do jab low battery warning aaye
• 5 hours ruk na karo, phir uninterrupted charge back to 100%Agar new battery install ke baad koi problem ho, SMC reset karna zaroori ho sakta hai.
✅ Reassembly
Reassemble karte waqt bas steps ko ulta karo:
Battery fit karo & screws lagao
Cable connector dobara connect karo
Lower case lagao & screws tight karo
