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#MACBOOK PRO 2015 13 INCH BATTERY REPLACEMENT HOW TO#

If you plan to use the MBP for a long time, then it might be worth it to replace the battery yourself (or have it replaced at a repair shop). Definitely viable and might be a good if you are holding out for a new model that will release sometime soon?ģ. Don't do this as it is too expensive for the model of MBP.Ģ.

Here you will find detailed information about your battery.1.

The battery health will appear at the top of the list, and will be listed as Normal, Replace Soon, Replace Now, or Service Battery.

Press and hold down the Option key while clicking the battery icon in the status bar.

Want to check if your battery needs replacing? There are two ways.

#MACBOOK PRO 2015 13 INCH BATTERY REPLACEMENT HOW TO#

How to tell if your battery needs to be replaced

You will be dealing with screws of varying lengths, so either make a note of which goes where, or use your smartphone to take pictures.

Put the screws in a pot so they don't get scattered to the four winds.

Read the appropriate iFixit repair guide.

Get the iFixit's "Fix Kit" so you have the right tools (this is not a job for cheapo tools, or big honking household screwdrivers).

If you're doing this for the first time, here are my top tips:

Remove the screws holding down the battery.

Unplug the battery from the motherboard.

Undo the screws holding down the back cover.

The job essentially consists of these steps: If this is your first time, I suggest putting aside 30 minutes. I'm familiar with the process so the whole thing took me about five minutes on a kitchen table, with no electrostatic discharge prevention, and just a tablecloth underneath the MacBook. iFixit has detailed repair guides that are easy to follow. The replacement process is quick and simple.

Three 4mm precision bits – Pentalobe P6, Phillips #00, Tri-point Y0 (for this job I did not need the P6 bit, as this is used on later models that the kit covers).

In this case, the tools that came with the kit were as follows: The kit I bought consisted of a replacement battery, and all the tools needed to carry out the replacement. Do this by searching for the model number (found on the bottom on the laptop, and it follows the format Axxxx where xxxx are four digits). Note: There are different battery kits for different MacBook models, so it's important to choose the right kit for your device. These kits are cheaper, and the tools you get are not to the same standard as from iFixit, but if you're trying to fix your laptop on a budget, this is an option. You can also buy replacement batteries on Amazon. The kit costs $89.99, and is an excellent value and you're guaranteed good quality parts and support of things go wrong.

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