MSI GT72 Laptop Battery Replacement How-To

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2 жыл бұрын

09/02/2021
Applies to MSI GT72-2PC, likely also applies to GT72-2QE and other sub-models, possibly applies to GT72S and GT72VR but I will not say it absolutely applies to those. Replacing the battery in this laptop is a very hands-on technical endeavour, so if you're not comfortable taking apart essentially your entire laptop, you might be better off going to the pros to have the battery replaced. No modifications were made to the case or any component in the process of replacement.
There are some points in the video where I'm not 100% certain about specific aspects of the tear-down, such as the CPU/GPU heat sink removals - YES, it is required to remove both heat sinks, and the two are separate from each other, even though one of the GPU heat pipes attaches to the CPU block. Also, while not fully necessary, it is recommended to redo the thermal paste on the CPU and GPU dies each time the heat sinks are removed. Also check the integrity of the thermal pads on the GPU regulators and VRAM, as well as the CPU regulators. Mine there were okay, but the one where the GPU heat pipe sits on the CPU block was pretty shredded and will need to be replaced eventually. I'll get around to it...Someday.
Battery link: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
Used in the making of this video: Canon PowerShot SX230-HS Red, Canon EOS Rebel T5i DSLR, EFS 18-55mm Lens

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@stevenbennett6094 5 ай бұрын

I used your video and another guide online to swap this battery out. I know you were replacing the thermal paste on your processors, but I found it wasn’t necessary to remove the heat sinks for this disassembly. I did find that the reason they were catching is due to the placement of the left and right speakers, which come out during normal unscrewing of the middle frame. It’s a slight pain to reassemble, but with the very limited amount of battery replacement guides for this model, I figured I’d mention it. Thanks again for an amazingly awesome guide to show me what I was getting myself into!

@vekkawah 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video! I found it hard to believe that it was this difficult until I found your video and realized that yes, it is in fact this hard! anyway, I managed to do it without taking off the heat sinks. The trick is to separate the left and right speakers from the underside of the shroud - it's the speakers that are holding the shroud down. they are held to the bottom of the shroud just with grommets and posts - so as you pull the shroud off, just pull the speakers off the posts and then they slide out from under the heat pipes.

@benemreevren 11 ай бұрын

I successfully replaced my battery, cleaned up fans, replaced both thermal paste for GPU and CPU after watching this. Mine is produced in 2017 but all GT72 models are basically the same. Thank you for putting this video up. Greetings from Istanbul. Cheers.

@rigatooflondon97 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video, it has been very helpful to change my msi’s battery which was failing (sudden loss of power when running in battery, without warning, never lasting more than 15 mins (albeit the task bar said there was plenty of charge left)). Addition: I have found there isn’t a need to remove the heatsinks. Just remove all screws of plastic frame, lift its top left corner a bit, and move the (right) speaker to avoid the end of the processor’s heatsink.

@MicaelAzevedo 2 жыл бұрын

mine does exactly that! Hoped to not change the battery but... =(

@altostratus9342 Жыл бұрын

Thanks SO much for doing this video. I just had to replace the battery on my G72 2QE and this was immensely helpful. I was ready to dive in to it and run the gauntlet of figuring out how it all comes apart to get at the battery but, then I found this video. You're a life saver (..and helped let me keep my hair instead of pulling it out over this)! Cheers. Subbed, with thanks.🙏

@Tkcrypto1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I've been procrastinating fornlike 6 months. Finally got my laptop back working.

@darkbark916 Жыл бұрын

I've had to change my batter twice in the last two years. Had it for 5 years no problem before that. Fantastic laptop, outside of how the speakers are attached. Thank you for having this video to help me not lose my mind! Only took 45 minutes to change it out, this time!

@Konradix05 2 жыл бұрын

Really thankful for this video, the journey to get to the battery is a nightmare.

@tryharder3214 2 жыл бұрын

My battery is at 0% and I don't feel safe doing it myself. I bet it costs alot at store

@dinokdovah7094 2 жыл бұрын

Thx for showing, I did it 3 years ago and forgot how I did it. This helps a lot. Lets hope it was the battery again and not my charger.

@goo_pita 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for your video! Although I’m a complete beginner of repairing PCs, you helped me A LOT change the battery. Taking 4hrs, I could repair without any problems (except some screws left😂) ❤ from Japan

@AK49BWL 9 ай бұрын

If you don't have screws leftover, you're just not doing it quite right 😂😂😂

@Sephirothcat2501 2 жыл бұрын

This is the most insane battery replacement

@KnarfMetmohn Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the detailed video and for not using shitty music, this is by far the best video I found

@jaredasher268 Жыл бұрын

Excellent Job! Thank you for the amazing walk through!

@TheGothra 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video=) Got my old laptop working again and I´m going to give it to my daughter for her birthday this sunday. Mine is the VR version with a gtx 1060 card in it. But everything was the same as yours.

@stephanrathemacher9380 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I have just done it on my GT72 VR 6RE...Without your Video it sure were much more complicated...

@ShakerNL Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. The battery on my 2QD was already dead for years and I had about 2 minutes to plug the laptop back in before it would turn off. I did not mind that, but lately it got stuck at 4% which triggers Windows to go into sleep mode at random moments. After watching this video, I have decided to not remove the battery, but to just disconnect it from the motherboard. I always use this laptop plugged anyway, so it's not worth the hassle.

@AK49BWL Жыл бұрын

Just be aware if you do that, there will be no backup if the laptop loses power at all... Mine still switches between AC and battery randomly, especially under load. The only difference is now it won't completely shut off.

@ShakerNL Жыл бұрын

@@AK49BWL Thanks for the reply :) I am aware of that and I have always liked the fact that I could still use the laptop after (accidentally) plugging the power cable. But that was for a maximum of two minutes since years... So, I think I am really at this battery's limit now. And well, it's better to have the battery disconnected at all, rather than having random shutdowns, because of low percentage.

@isidrocampos7981 2 жыл бұрын

i dont know who desing this but must be fired

@jimmy56100 11 ай бұрын

Thanks. I got it done with your help. What a job just for a battery lol. The fans needed a clean though

@4feets2paraguay Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for this video. It was very helpful. 👍👍👍

@vaultdweller2585 2 жыл бұрын

I bought my GT72 2QE in 2015. Lately, it has started to shut down when playing video games. Otherwise, there's zero problem surfing on the web. I did clean my fans, but that was not enough. It seems like it's indeed a temperature related problem, so I think it's time to put some new thermal paste and maybe change the thermal pads. At least, my battery seems to be holding. I really like this laptop : it's reliable, nothing too fancy but it gets the job done. Anyway, thanks for this video! I feel like I might need it sooner that later.

@AK49BWL 2 жыл бұрын

Mine has been good to me (and still is to this moment) for the last 7 years... I don't want to have to replace it, but when the time comes I will probably spring for another MSI lol.

@Zurdicop Жыл бұрын

Thanks you for the video, It has been really helpful for me.

@Chris-fx5sw 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much… That helped me a lot

@qmoonwalker3847 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video and for the link to the battery you used. Have similar laptop but newer. Let me get your opinion....since the battery is the weakest link, and, since it is such a pain to replace, would it make sense (when it is disassembled) to carve the back of that plastic casing where the battery sits to make it easier to replace the battery the next time? I see the battery would then sit on some cable ribbon and lay against the outer case, but that would probably not be a big deal. We still use to laptop randomly for things and as a backup. Thanks again!

@AK49BWL Жыл бұрын

I don't see why not. There's nothing that would end up getting screwed up by doing this as I recall. I think I would try to find a good way to secure it in place, but there's really not much space for it to move around excessively anyway.

@qmoonwalker3847 Жыл бұрын

@@AK49BWL Thanks! Just got the battery and will let ya know how it goes. THanks again.

@YourLanguageChannel 3 ай бұрын

I'm look for how to replace battery of MSI GT75 titan Pro!!!!!!!!

@pHuYaTz 2 жыл бұрын

hi sir did you measure the thickness of your cpu and gpu thermal pads

@LuisMendoza-pp9qi 2 жыл бұрын

Isn't it necessary to replace the "coin" battery (covered by yellow tape) that keeps the BIOS/CMOS alive or something??? Also.... the battery clearly says to use it until 2% and the charge it back to 100%...

@9mmforever 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting that. Doing all the work with just a chair as your working surface made my kind of cringe. You're a far better man than me! Is there a RAM slot under there too? Seems to me when I did an upgrade years ago I could only get at 1 slot from taking the outside shell off, and I needed to do something like this to get at the other, which I never did. Or heck, looking at it closer, maybe they are all perfectly visible there? :/

@AK49BWL 2 жыл бұрын

There are two slots there under the cover and then another two on the other side of the motherboard, which I'm actually not entirely sure how to get to. Probably have to remove the entire motherboard. And yeah I could have chosen a better work surface, but at least I didn't do it on the floor or my bed like in past videos 😂

@9mmforever 2 жыл бұрын

@@AK49BWL Haha. All good. Did the battery replacement and your vid helped out. I concur with the others yo do not need to remove the heatsinks but I certainly see why you would want to. Just don't have to. Thanks again.

@emiraydemir510 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. I just changed the battery but there’s still a problem with the system. I’ve only got one question how long does your laptop run without the ac cable, like for example mine says that it can run 1hour and 42 minutes with a full charge. I just want to know if that’s normal. Thank you for your help.

@AK49BWL 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds about right. Most mine ever makes it is about 2 hours unless I'm using the iGPU, but who does that lol

@nathanielmadonna5323 2 жыл бұрын

Helpful vid! My battery won’t hold a charge, so I’m thinking of removing it and only playing while connected to a power supply. Do you know if the GT72 is capable of running without a battery while plugged in?

@AK49BWL 2 жыл бұрын

I think it is, but not with a load like gaming. Mine still switches between power sources every now and then... I don't think it's supposed to but I've learned to live with it. It's a 7 year old laptop after all lol

@nathanielmadonna5323 2 жыл бұрын

Hah, exactly. I’m not looking to run an intensive game on it, but I’d like to keep using the laptop if possible rather than spend money in a new battery or invest in a new laptop right away, but that might be the only viable route. Thanks again for the helpful vid and reply!

@SherKhanShani 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know why they made it so complicated ☹ I have perfect laptop but no one here in my country can fix it

@petterseen Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊 👍 very helpful

@Tkcrypto1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video

@nickrossi7941 2 жыл бұрын

Having a hard time removing the fans from the mother board… do you need to squeeze the sides of them or something or should they just pop right off? Sorry this might sound like a dumb question

@nickrossi7941 2 жыл бұрын

Nvm I see. I was grabbing the whole thing and not the tiny white end that plugs in. Great video btw. Battery is replaced, everything runs smoothly. Never did this before. Thanks for the dope walkthrough 🙏🏼

@MicaelAzevedo 2 жыл бұрын

Still gaming with mine. Apex legends 1080p comp settings at 90/140 fps. Battery goes to 60% and shuts down randomly though

@IceQuiky 2 жыл бұрын

after almost 5 years I have to change my old battery) completely dead after 5 years of usage.

@JP-rk7pt 2 жыл бұрын

Can you posted the link of the battery you bought on Amazon? How good is the new battery work? Would be good to know😁

@AK49BWL 2 жыл бұрын

link added to description! It seems to be working very well, I get about 2.5 hours off the charger, which was about typical when the laptop was new so I'll call it good!

@AK49BWL 2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, yes. That issue never went away... And literally just yesterday, my GPU no longer initializes with Windows running nVidia drivers. So I'm gonna be looking at a new laptop soon...

@nnibxx Жыл бұрын

Don't over tight screws, bottom base tends to crack with time...

@AK49BWL Жыл бұрын

Yep.. Front center base was actually already cracked from the factory lol. I've had the bottom off this thing so many times I don't even bother putting the screws back in anymore. The clips hold together just fine.

@user-qj1cj2vm4n Жыл бұрын

May i ask what model for the battery am i search on the Amazon？❤

@alexanderrc4413 6 ай бұрын

Encontraste la bateria?

@user-qr6zt9xb8h 2 жыл бұрын

Is there a second entrance for hdd 2.5 ? Or hidden

@AK49BWL 2 жыл бұрын

There's a way to use a second HDD in the front bay there with an adapter from the M.2 sockets, but these days you're better off with a good M.2 SATA SSD. Mine is all SSD now and I'll never go back to mecha HDDs lol.

@Princenassim14 2 жыл бұрын

all that for the battery !? Oh my God...😂

@ecomente2263 Жыл бұрын

Does this laptop works without battery and plugged in AC?

@AK49BWL Жыл бұрын

It can, but if you have any power issues, it will just shut off. That includes problems with the power supply not being able to provide immediate voltage spikes, I think the battery helps serve double duty in those conditions. But I'm not entirely certain of that.

@ecomente2263 Жыл бұрын

@@AK49BWL thank you for your input

@eCiinS Жыл бұрын

My battery died and I just unplugged it and have been using it only on AC without any issues for 2+ years

@ecomente2263 Жыл бұрын

@@eCiinS seems that my AC is faulty as there is current, but laptop seems has not power

@eCiinS Жыл бұрын

@@ecomente2263 I've had this laptop for almost six years and what I have discovered are three typical faults with it that other user have reported as well. 1.Battery dying. I opted not replacing it as the laptop is rarely moved and there is no need for me. 2.I had the laptop charge port break. It physically broke one pin of the motherboard. Had to take it to a repair shop to repair it. Might want to look into this first as the AC adapter is very sturdy and rarely breaks. The charge port however is under strain all the time as the wire hangs of it in my case and that caused it to break. 3.Keyboard C and M keys stop randomly working. This is the current issue I have and hence was watching the video on how to disassemble the laptop in order to replace it. This fault seems to be very wide spread as after some time the ribbon cable for the keyboard gets faulty and the keyboard needs to be replaced.

@n3llyphant 4 ай бұрын

lifesaver. I was about ready to hurl my laptop (a geriatric 9-year-old by now) at the wall. it's amazing it's held up this long tbh, but now a new battery is on the way. 👌

@winstonyu1365 2 жыл бұрын

What screwdriver do u use? Mines to big to fit in unscrewing it.

@Amp1771 2 жыл бұрын

You need to buy a precision screwdriver kit

@verdencher 4 ай бұрын

6 mm

@ifilmsk8ing561 Жыл бұрын

I got a gt72s and the rob on the keyboard stopped working any tips?

@AK49BWL Жыл бұрын

The what?

@ifilmsk8ing561 Жыл бұрын

@@AK49BWL *RGB

@AK49BWL Жыл бұрын

Check your task manager for a program called SteelSeriesEngine.exe ... It runs the lights. You might try reinstalling the SteelSeries Engine using the download available on MSI's site for your laptop, but if it's a hardware issue then I don't know what to do to fix it.

@MatthewMarcum1 Жыл бұрын

This was super helpful thanks! One question, I had like 5 shiny screws left over after everything was assemebled. That's normal, right?

@AK49BWL Жыл бұрын

🤣 sure, if you forgot where some of them were supposed to be reinstalled lol

@Mega6501 2 жыл бұрын

If you disconnect the battery does it rest your laptop?

@AK49BWL 2 жыл бұрын

Only the CMOS settings, if the CMOS battery has died (mine did) ... Just need to set the CMOS values back to what they were and everything will start up normally again.

@willc2856 2 жыл бұрын

Tiny screws I can deal with. Tiny electrical connections? Rage inducing. Lol

@looker5354 2 жыл бұрын

You can do this without removing the Heatsinks. Balance both speakers on fingertips and tuck under the ends of the heatpipes.Mate the front half and then lower the back down.PATIENCE!!!!

@looker5354 2 жыл бұрын

Make sure the rubber grommets stay in the speakers

@AK49BWL 2 жыл бұрын

Easier to remove them imo. And mine needed the repaste anyway.