Sheesh.....That is what I was gonna try to do....RIPPPP it out. Not sure where I will take the MB to get the new one installed. I am surprised nobody has come up with a better system to replace the battery. IE an new battery bracket. My battery leacked on my A4000 MB and I think that is WHY the MB is now dead. It must have caused dammage by the RAM brackets beside it. I do not want this to happen on the A3000 MB.