Difficulty

Easy

Steps

8

Time Required

                          3 - 8 minutes

Sections

2

  • Battery
  • 4 steps
  • Hard Drive
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Make sure the device is unplugged and completely powered down.
  • Turn the device over.

Make sure the device is unplugged and completely powered down.

Turn the device over.

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Step 2

  • The lock switch can slide either towards or away from the battery. If it is pushed towards the battery, the release switch is locked and the battery can not be released.
  • Slide the switch away from the battery.

The lock switch can slide either towards or away from the battery. If it is pushed towards the battery, the release switch is locked and the battery can not be released.

Slide the switch away from the battery.

Step 3

  • The battery release switch is just to the inside of the battery and slides parallel to it.
  • Push the switch to the side. It is not just an open or close switch, it actually pops the battery up so you will feel some resistance.
  • When inserting a battery back into the device, you do not need to touch this switch. Just press the battery firmly down, you will see and hear this switch catch.

The battery release switch is just to the inside of the battery and slides parallel to it.

Push the switch to the side. It is not just an open or close switch, it actually pops the battery up so you will feel some resistance.

When inserting a battery back into the device, you do not need to touch this switch. Just press the battery firmly down, you will see and hear this switch catch.

Step 4

  • Pull the battery up and out. Use a plastic opening tool if necessary.

Pull the battery up and out. Use a plastic opening tool if necessary.

Step 5

              Hard Drive
  • Using the Phillips #1 screwdriver remove the nine 7mm screws in the bottom panel.
  • Lift and remove the panel.

Using the Phillips #1 screwdriver remove the nine 7mm screws in the bottom panel.

Lift and remove the panel.

Step 6

  • Grasp the attached tab and pull towards the back of the device.
  • Lift the front end of the hard drive up. Use a plastic opening tool if necessary.

Grasp the attached tab and pull towards the back of the device.

Lift the front end of the hard drive up. Use a plastic opening tool if necessary.

Step 7

  • Lift the hard drive with its casing free of the device and place on a clean surface.
  • Using the Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the four 3.5mm screws in the corners of the casing.

Lift the hard drive with its casing free of the device and place on a clean surface.

Using the Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the four 3.5mm screws in the corners of the casing.

Step 8

  • Lift the casing off the hard drive.

Lift the casing off the hard drive.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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