Can I open up my laptop without voiding the warranty?

I have a T520, and I bought the extended warranty for it. Still ~700 days to go on that.
My CMOS battery is acting up, and I know how to fix it, and I have step by step instructions, and I can do it myself for free in a single night. This is an infinitely better option than leaving it with some support team, even if I could do it today, AND labor was free, neither of which sound likely at all. With the way things are looking, the soonest I could get it to someone who can fix it would be next Friday.
So, back to my question. Am I allowed to fix it myself, or will that void the warranty?
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well there is NO warranty void sticker that prevents you from taking off the palmrest/keyboard bezel and do self service on it, although this is not recommended. But if you damage anything as the result of the self service, it is not covered by Lenovo.
Updated: There is NO warranty void sticker, sorry for the confusion.
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Jin Li
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I am a volunteer, and not a paid staff of Lenovo or Microsoft

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