The battery is held in by a latch in the front and tabs in the back.
Slide the lock switch left, towards the center of the computer.
Lift up the battery, rotating it up and away from you, then pull it out.
To put the battery back in, line it up with the battery bay and the holes for the tabs. Then let the battery rotate towards you and press down until the latch engages and you hear a click.
A ribbon cable is attached to the back of the keyboard. Avoid lifting or moving the keyboard more than a couple inches before you disconnect the ribbon cable or you may damage it.
Carefully pry up one of the top corners of the keyboard with a prying tool. Slide the tool along the top of the keyboard to release it from the housing. Pull the top of the keyboard towards you an inch or two.
The keyboard may make some cracking noises as you pry it from the casing. This is expected.
Pull the keyboard up and away from you, as it is held in by clips in the front. It is not yet disconnected.
or you could just pop of the plastic bezel and unscrew the LCD and then unplug the screen from the back and be done with it. You made way more work for yourself then what is needed.
Thank you for this guide! I was working on a screen replacement for an HP G7-1260us, but it was built so similarly to the one in your guide that I was able to follow the guide and successfully replace the screen.