Difficulty

Easy

Steps

6

Time Required

                          10 minutes

Sections

2

  • Back Cover
  • 3 steps
  • Hard Drive
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Cover
  • Carefully place the closed computer on a flat surface, with it oriented screen down.
  • Now you need to use the Phillips #0 Screwdriver to remove all 17 of the M2.5X8 mm screws. Use the red circles on the diagram to help you locate these screws.

Carefully place the closed computer on a flat surface, with it oriented screen down.

Now you need to use the Phillips #0 Screwdriver to remove all 17 of the M2.5X8 mm screws. Use the red circles on the diagram to help you locate these screws.

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Step 2

  • Use an opening tool to gently pry open the case.
  • Take extreme care when removing the case to not get the case stuck on any of the ports. Make sure that to evenly open the case and not pry one side open before the other to avoid damage.
  • Slowly peel the cover off and make sure there are no wires or clips still connecting the two pieces together. These pieces are extremely fragile so it is vital to take your time and only use light pressure.

Use an opening tool to gently pry open the case.

Take extreme care when removing the case to not get the case stuck on any of the ports. Make sure that to evenly open the case and not pry one side open before the other to avoid damage.

Slowly peel the cover off and make sure there are no wires or clips still connecting the two pieces together. These pieces are extremely fragile so it is vital to take your time and only use light pressure.

Step 3

  • Place cover and screws aside and you are now free to access the different components of this laptop.

Place cover and screws aside and you are now free to access the different components of this laptop.

Step 4

              Hard Drive
  • Locate the hard drive at the bottom left corner of the laptop. On the silver plate securing the hard drive, remove the four M2X3 mm screws on each corner (refer to the red circles for screw locations).

Locate the hard drive at the bottom left corner of the laptop. On the silver plate securing the hard drive, remove the four M2X3 mm screws on each corner (refer to the red circles for screw locations).

Step 5

  • Slowly lift the hard drive with its corresponding securing plates up and out of its housing unplugging it from the motherboard.

Slowly lift the hard drive with its corresponding securing plates up and out of its housing unplugging it from the motherboard.

Step 6

  • Once completely removed, separate the hard drive from the securing plates.

Once completely removed, separate the hard drive from the securing plates.

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

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