Acer Aspire R11 R3 131T C1Z5 Hard Drive Replacement Repair Guide

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                          15 minutes            

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Introduction

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Step 1

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• Flip the laptop over on its front, so that the back is facing up.
• Unscrew the twelve 19.05 mm PH#0 screws.

Flip the laptop over on its front, so that the back is facing up.

Unscrew the twelve 19.05 mm PH#0 screws.

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Step 2

• At the left front corner of the laptop, under the intel sticker, press the sharp end of a metal spudger between the keyboard and the back cover to pry it apart.
• It is important to ground yourself to avoid static.
• Put on an anti-static wrist strap and connect the metal clip at the other end to any piece of metal you can identify on the laptop.

At the left front corner of the laptop, under the intel sticker, press the sharp end of a metal spudger between the keyboard and the back cover to pry it apart.

It is important to ground yourself to avoid static.

Put on an anti-static wrist strap and connect the metal clip at the other end to any piece of metal you can identify on the laptop.

Step 3

• Locate the big silver aluminum square on the left side of the back of the laptop. This is the hard drive to the computer.
• Remove the two 12.7 mm PH#0 screws.

Locate the big silver aluminum square on the left side of the back of the laptop. This is the hard drive to the computer.

Remove the two 12.7 mm PH#0 screws.

Step 4

• Lift and disconnect right flap of the white ribbon that runs across the hard Drive.
• Detach the cable that is located right where you disconnected the ribbon.
• Remove the Hard Drive

Lift and disconnect right flap of the white ribbon that runs across the hard Drive.

Detach the cable that is located right where you disconnected the ribbon.

Remove the Hard Drive

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

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Dan - Jul 27, 2019

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What do I do if there isn’t a hard drive in there? It says it has a 36GB SSD eMMC Form Factor internal storage, but the HDD rack/mount is empty.

Thanks!

Boog Moore - Sep 9, 2019

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Okay………………after I perform the above steps, what happens? Power up and all is well? How much “HDD” space do I then have? There is no parts list. Will I need some sort of external drive? When I finish this, I would like to have at least 80G of storage space. More if possible. Please reply to «n4ctf@hotmail.com» Thanks to all

Boog Moore - Nov 24, 2019

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Opened the computer and found all of the above. I have a 500Gb SSD purchased from Crucial Memory. There is no way to connect this SSD as it stands now. Do I need to purchase some kind of adapter? Is there a connector to be soldered to the mother board? I upgraded the RAM to 8Gb. TREMENDOUS improvement. Even tried installing apps/programs to an external drive. It all worked OK but not that much of an increase in internal storage. I don’t need a bunch of statements. I need a solution or direct me to where I can obtain a fix. Thanks

wfbook - May 28, 2020

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For the unlucky users (like me) with the eMMC version, you can install a SATA drive only if you solder the missing components on the motherboard and buy the missing SATA cable. I found this article where they successfully added a HD, with the parts list. Only 4 capacitors and a connector is missing, but they are SMD ones, good soldering skills needed.