Acer Aspire One D257 Hdd Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

10

Time Required

                          10 minutes            

Sections

4

• Battery
• 3 steps
• Keyboard
• 2 steps
• Acer Aspire One D257 opening the hatch
• 2 steps
• Harddisk Drive
• 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery               

• Put the netbook, so the back side is upwards.

Put the netbook, so the back side is upwards.

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Step 2

• Push the right lock to the right so the red filed is visible on the left.

Push the right lock to the right so the red filed is visible on the left.

Step 3

• Now move the left lock which is spring loaded to the leftand keep it there. Then with the other hand remove the battery by pulling down.
• When reassembeling the new battery push it up into the netbook and do lock the right by moving it to the left so the red field disappears.

Now move the left lock which is spring loaded to the leftand keep it there. Then with the other hand remove the battery by pulling down.

When reassembeling the new battery push it up into the netbook and do lock the right by moving it to the left so the red field disappears.

Step 4

              Keyboard               

• Open the lid othe the netbook. Use the Jimmy from the upper left corner of the keyboard. Put it between the keyboard and th casing and move it to the right. It might help to use a metal spudger to push in the pins holding the keyboard in place.
• Then move down along the sides where there is one pin on each side. After that twist the keyboard towards you.

Open the lid othe the netbook. Use the Jimmy from the upper left corner of the keyboard. Put it between the keyboard and th casing and move it to the right. It might help to use a metal spudger to push in the pins holding the keyboard in place.

Then move down along the sides where there is one pin on each side. After that twist the keyboard towards you.

Step 5

• Now open the brown connector so the flat cable is loose. Then you can remove the keyboard.

Now open the brown connector so the flat cable is loose. Then you can remove the keyboard.

Step 6

              Acer Aspire One D257 opening the hatch               

• Remove the 5 screws marked with “Door”.

Remove the 5 screws marked with “Door”.

Step 7

• Use a spudger or flat screwdriver to push down the hatch where it is marked “Door release”.
• Now you can carfully remove the hatch.
• When reassembling the hatch look that the noses are aimed at the appropriate holes in the case, then you can press down the rest of the hatch onto the netbook.

Use a spudger or flat screwdriver to push down the hatch where it is marked “Door release”.

Now you can carfully remove the hatch.

When reassembling the hatch look that the noses are aimed at the appropriate holes in the case, then you can press down the rest of the hatch onto the netbook.

Step 8

              Harddisk Drive               

• The hard disk drive is under the lighgrey casing and not screw to it.

The hard disk drive is under the lighgrey casing and not screw to it.

Step 9

• Now push the HDD downwards with the finger through the hole.

Now push the HDD downwards with the finger through the hole.

Step 10

• Remove the Sata connector from the hard disk drive.
• Now you can connect any Sata-HDD or SDD.

Remove the Sata connector from the hard disk drive.

Now you can connect any Sata-HDD or SDD.

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

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Pablo Tassinari - Feb 18, 2017

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very helpful

many thanks

Arctic W. Fox - Jun 27, 2017

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You are missing a few steps.

Claes - Jun 28, 2017

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@Arctic W. Fox What steps are you missing?

basestationzero - Aug 18, 2017

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The HD is removed through the back - there are about 5 screws (marked “Door”) that need to be removed once the keyboard is removed. :-)

Claes - Aug 19, 2017

Thanks for the feedback, I added the steps at least in the German Guide do not know how long it takes for the steps to show up in the translated English Version.