Difficulty
Easy
Steps
10
Time Required
5 - 10 minutes
Sections
3
- Battery
- 4 steps
- Rear Panel
- 2 steps
- Hard Drive
- 4 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Flip the laptop over, such that the bottom of the laptop is facing upwards.
- Ensure that the laptop is powered off prior to following this guide.
Flip the laptop over, such that the bottom of the laptop is facing upwards.
Ensure that the laptop is powered off prior to following this guide.
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Step 2
- Pull the latch to the right of the battery to the right.
Pull the latch to the right of the battery to the right.
Step 3
- Pull the latch to the left of the battery to the left. Hold the latch open with a finger to prevent it from closing.
Pull the latch to the left of the battery to the left. Hold the latch open with a finger to prevent it from closing.
Step 4
- While holding the second latch from the previous step, use another hand to reach underneath the battery.
- Pull the battery upwards and away from the laptop to remove it.
While holding the second latch from the previous step, use another hand to reach underneath the battery.
Pull the battery upwards and away from the laptop to remove it.
Step 5
Rear Panel
- Using a JIS #00 screwdriver, unscrew the two 5 mm screws on either side of the laptop panel.
Using a JIS #00 screwdriver, unscrew the two 5 mm screws on either side of the laptop panel.
Step 6
- Remove the panel by pushing away from the laptop until the panel is free of the laptop.
- Lift to remove the panel.
Remove the panel by pushing away from the laptop until the panel is free of the laptop.
Lift to remove the panel.
Step 7
Hard Drive
- Using a JIS #00 screwdriver, unscrew the four 5 mm screws fastening the hard drive enclosure to the laptop.
Using a JIS #00 screwdriver, unscrew the four 5 mm screws fastening the hard drive enclosure to the laptop.
Step 8
- Grab the plastic tab located on the hard drive enclosure.
- Pull the tab towards yourself, the hard drive will slide towards you as it disconnects from the motherboard.
- Lift the enclosure by the tab to remove the enclosure from the laptop.
Grab the plastic tab located on the hard drive enclosure.
Pull the tab towards yourself, the hard drive will slide towards you as it disconnects from the motherboard.
Lift the enclosure by the tab to remove the enclosure from the laptop.
Step 9
- Using a JIS #00 screwdriver, unscrew the four 3 mm screws securing the hard drive to the enclosure.
- Do not forget to flip the enclosure over and unscrew the screws on the other side.
Using a JIS #00 screwdriver, unscrew the four 3 mm screws securing the hard drive to the enclosure.
Do not forget to flip the enclosure over and unscrew the screws on the other side.
Step 10
- Grab the hard drive and pull it away from the enclosure to remove it.
Grab the hard drive and pull it away from the enclosure to remove it.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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