Difficulty
Easy
Steps
6
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Sections
4
- Battery
- 1 step
- Cover Panel
- 2 steps
- Hard drive
- 1 step
- Hard drive
- 2 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Move the battery catch to the “unlocked” position.
- Pull back the second spring-loaded battery catch until the battery pops up.
- Remove the battery.
Move the battery catch to the “unlocked” position.
Pull back the second spring-loaded battery catch until the battery pops up.
Remove the battery.
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Step 2
Cover Panel
- Turn the notebook around to face you.
- There are two Phillips #00 screws securing the cover panel to the rest of the notebook. Remove these screws.
Turn the notebook around to face you.
There are two Phillips #00 screws securing the cover panel to the rest of the notebook. Remove these screws.
Step 3
- Use a spudger to release the panel from the plastic retaining clips keeping it in place.
- Do not apply too much force, or you may break the clips.
- Remove the panel and set it aside.
Use a spudger to release the panel from the plastic retaining clips keeping it in place.
Do not apply too much force, or you may break the clips.
Remove the panel and set it aside.
Step 4
Hard drive
- Unscrew the Phillips #00 screw which retains the hard drive in place.
- Gently slide the hard drive to the left in order to disengage the SATA connectors.
- It may be quite stiff, in which case you can ease the hard drive out of the SATA connectors by inserting a spudger between the hard drive and the connector block.
- Lift the drive out of the notebook.
Unscrew the Phillips #00 screw which retains the hard drive in place.
Gently slide the hard drive to the left in order to disengage the SATA connectors.
It may be quite stiff, in which case you can ease the hard drive out of the SATA connectors by inserting a spudger between the hard drive and the connector block.
Lift the drive out of the notebook.
Step 5
Drive bracket screws
- There is a small metal bracket on either side of the hard drive, with two small silver-coloured Phillips #00 screws securing the bracket to the drive on each side.
- Unscrew the 2 screws on each side.
There is a small metal bracket on either side of the hard drive, with two small silver-coloured Phillips #00 screws securing the bracket to the drive on each side.
Unscrew the 2 screws on each side.
Step 6
Drive brackets
- When installing a replacement hard drive (or SSD), take care to attach the brackets to the drive the same way round as they were on the old drive otherwise the SATA connector won’t mate.
- Replace the 4 screws securing the brackets.
- Replace the drive in the laptop and slide it into position, ensuring that the SATA connector is fully mated.
- Replace the retaining screw holding the drive in position. Take care to insert it into the correct hole otherwise it will be impossible to insert the cover screws.
When installing a replacement hard drive (or SSD), take care to attach the brackets to the drive the same way round as they were on the old drive otherwise the SATA connector won’t mate.
Replace the 4 screws securing the brackets.
Replace the drive in the laptop and slide it into position, ensuring that the SATA connector is fully mated.
Replace the retaining screw holding the drive in position. Take care to insert it into the correct hole otherwise it will be impossible to insert the cover screws.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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