Acer Aspire V3 771G Hard Drive Replacement Repair Guide

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                          15 - 20 minutes

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Introduction

Warning: Static electric shocks may damage a good hard drive or other components in the laptop. Ground yourself to the laptop by touching any metal interior part, besides electrical connections, or wear an anti-static device (preferred) before removing or adding computer parts.

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Step 1

              Hard Drive

Shut down the laptop.
Remove the power charging cord from the laptop.

Shut down the laptop.

Remove the power charging cord from the laptop.

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Step 2

Flip the laptop over, and find the battery compartment.
Use your fingers to move the orange slider located just below the battery compartment to the right.
Do not touch the battery connectors on the battery or laptop.
Lift the battery up and remove from the compartment.

Flip the laptop over, and find the battery compartment.

Use your fingers to move the orange slider located just below the battery compartment to the right.

Do not touch the battery connectors on the battery or laptop.

Lift the battery up and remove from the compartment.

Step 3

Using the screwdriver, remove the nine 8 mm screws from the panel on the back of the laptop.
Gently lift the panel up from the open slot, use the opening tools as necessary, to free the panel from the laptop.

Using the screwdriver, remove the nine 8 mm screws from the panel on the back of the laptop.

Gently lift the panel up from the open slot, use the opening tools as necessary, to free the panel from the laptop.

Step 4

Remove the two screws holding the hard drive sled in place.
While grounding yourself, gently pull the black tag straight back, not up, to free the hard drive.

Remove the two screws holding the hard drive sled in place.

While grounding yourself, gently pull the black tag straight back, not up, to free the hard drive.

Step 5

Using the screwdriver, remove the four 4 mm screws from the hard drive sled.
Carefully remove the hard drive. A new one may now be installed.

Using the screwdriver, remove the four 4 mm screws from the hard drive sled.

Carefully remove the hard drive. A new one may now be installed.

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

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b6789b - Sep 5, 2016

Please pardon my inquiry. Is the same replacement can be done to Acer Aspire V3-572P-540V? Any reply will be appreciated.

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