Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

13

Time Required

                          9 - 15 minutes

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  • Hard Drive
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Disconnecting the Hard-Drive Cable
  • WARNING : Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer.
  • CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.
  • CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the hard drive while the computer is in sleep or on state.
  • Using the pull tab, disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board.

WARNING : Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer.

CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.

CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the hard drive while the computer is in sleep or on state.

Using the pull tab, disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board.

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Step 2

              Removing the Cable
  • Note the hard-drive cable routing and remove the cable from the routing guides on the computer base.

Note the hard-drive cable routing and remove the cable from the routing guides on the computer base.

Step 3

              Removing Screws
  • Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.

Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.

Step 4

              Lifting the Hard-Drive Assembly
  • Lift the hard-drive assembly off the computer base.

Lift the hard-drive assembly off the computer base.

Step 5

              Removing Screws
  • Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.

Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.

Step 6

              Disconnecting the Interposer
  • Disconnect the interposer from the hard drive.

Disconnect the interposer from the hard drive.

Step 7

              Connecting the Interposer
  • Connect the new interposer to the hard drive.

Connect the new interposer to the hard drive.

Step 8

              Screw Align
  • Align the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly.

Align the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly.

Step 9

              Replacing Screws
  • Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard-drive assembly.

Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard-drive assembly.

Step 10

              Screw Align
  • Align the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly with the screw holes on the computer base.

Align the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly with the screw holes on the computer base.

Step 11

              Replacing Screws
  • Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.

Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.

Step 12

              Hard-Drive Cable Route
  • Route the hard-drive cable through the routing guides on the computer base.

Route the hard-drive cable through the routing guides on the computer base.

Step 13

              Connecting the Hard-Drive Cable
  • Connect the hard-drive cable to the system board.

Connect the hard-drive cable to the system board.

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