Msi Ge72 6Qf Apache Pro Optical Drive Replacement Repair Guide

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                          10 minutes

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Battery
6 steps
Optical Drive
1 step

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery

Make sure the laptop is off and unplugged (not charging).
With the laptop closed and upside down, unscrew the nineteen 5.5mm Phillips #1 screws that keep the back cover in place.

Make sure the laptop is off and unplugged (not charging).

With the laptop closed and upside down, unscrew the nineteen 5.5mm Phillips #1 screws that keep the back cover in place.

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Step 2

Slide the optical drive out of the laptop.

Slide the optical drive out of the laptop.

Step 3

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the three screws along the edge of the optical drive bay.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the three screws along the edge of the optical drive bay.

Step 4

Using your fingers, gently loosen the edges of all four sides of the back cover.
Gently pull off the back cover.

Using your fingers, gently loosen the edges of all four sides of the back cover.

Gently pull off the back cover.

Step 5

Unscrew the single 5.5mm Phillips #1 screw keeping the battery secure.

Unscrew the single 5.5mm Phillips #1 screw keeping the battery secure.

Step 6

Grab the battery with your fingers and gently pull it up and away from the rest of the laptop.

Grab the battery with your fingers and gently pull it up and away from the rest of the laptop.

Step 7

              Optical Drive

Carefully slide the Optical Drive off of the SATA connector.
The red marker shows the location for where the retaining screw comes through the back panel to hold the Optical Drive.

Carefully slide the Optical Drive off of the SATA connector.

The red marker shows the location for where the retaining screw comes through the back panel to hold the Optical Drive.

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

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Kevin - Dec 18, 2018

Why do you have to remove the battery first?

croberts1290 - Mar 11, 2019

So you don’t have power running through it while working on it.

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