Difficulty
Easy
Steps
7
Time Required
3 - 5 minutes
Sections
2
- Battery
- 4 steps
- Secondary Hard Drive
- 3 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
Secondary Hard Drive
- While looking at the bottom of the device upside down from the front, the secondary hard drive is in the near, left corner.
- Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the two 7mm screws on the right side of the cover.
While looking at the bottom of the device upside down from the front, the secondary hard drive is in the near, left corner.
Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the two 7mm screws on the right side of the cover.
Step 6
- Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the two 3mm screws near the front of the device.
- Using the plastic pull tab to pull the drive to the left, away from the connections.
- Lift the drive up and out of the device.
Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the two 3mm screws near the front of the device.
Using the plastic pull tab to pull the drive to the left, away from the connections.
Lift the drive up and out of the device.
Step 7
- Using the Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the four 3.5mm screws at the corners of the cover.
- Lift the cover off the hard drive.
Using the Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the four 3.5mm screws at the corners of the cover.
Lift the cover off the hard drive.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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