Acer Aspire One 722 Hard Drive Replacement Repair Guide

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10

Time Required

                          10 - 20 minutes            

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2

• Battery
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• Hard Drive
• 5 steps

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Introduction

If you’re experiencing data issues or simply running out of space, follow along with this guide to replace the hard drive in your Acer Aspire One 722 in no time.

Prior to beginning the guide, power off your device and remove the battery.

What you need

Step 1

              Battery               

• Power down the netbook by pressing the power button on the top left corner.

Power down the netbook by pressing the power button on the top left corner.

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Step 2

• Close the netbook and flip it over so that the back is facing up.

Close the netbook and flip it over so that the back is facing up.

Step 3

• Slide the button below the battery to the right while simultaneously pulling the battery out.

Slide the button below the battery to the right while simultaneously pulling the battery out.

Step 4

• If necessary, remove the old battery and replace it with a new one.

If necessary, remove the old battery and replace it with a new one.

Step 5

• Check the thin grooves on the side of the battery entry and line the replacement battery up to the grooves.

Check the thin grooves on the side of the battery entry and line the replacement battery up to the grooves.

Step 6

              Hard Drive               

• Ensure the Laptop is powered down with the battery removed prior to beginning.
• With the battery cavity facing away from you, use the Phillips #0 to remove the center screw which secures the backplate.
• Make sure to keep track of these screws for reassembly.

Ensure the Laptop is powered down with the battery removed prior to beginning.

With the battery cavity facing away from you, use the Phillips #0 to remove the center screw which secures the backplate.

Make sure to keep track of these screws for reassembly.

Step 7

• Gently lift up and pull away the backplate from the chassis to remove.

Gently lift up and pull away the backplate from the chassis to remove.

Step 8

• With the backplate removed, locate the HDD in the upper left corner of the device.
• Use the Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the four corner screws securing the HDD to the chassis.
• Make sure to keep track of these screws for reassembly.

With the backplate removed, locate the HDD in the upper left corner of the device.

Use the Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the four corner screws securing the HDD to the chassis.

Step 9

• Gently lift and secure the HDD with one hand and carefully remove the SATA and power connections with your other hand.
• Once removed, store the replaced drive in an anti-static environment to ensure its integrity.

Gently lift and secure the HDD with one hand and carefully remove the SATA and power connections with your other hand.

Once removed, store the replaced drive in an anti-static environment to ensure its integrity.

Step 10

• With your replacement HDD in hand, reseat the power and SATA cables removed from the previous drive.
• The plugs are diffrent sizes so there is no fear of mixing them up
• With the cables attached, align the four mounting points in the corner of the drive with the chassis and reseat the four Phillips #0 screws that were removed earlier.

With your replacement HDD in hand, reseat the power and SATA cables removed from the previous drive.

The plugs are diffrent sizes so there is no fear of mixing them up

With the cables attached, align the four mounting points in the corner of the drive with the chassis and reseat the four Phillips #0 screws that were removed earlier.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order., taking special care in replacing the back cover. and battery.

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