Difficulty

Easy

Steps

2

Time Required

                          25 minutes            

Sections

1

  • HDD to SSD
  • 2 steps

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What you need

Step 1

              Opening the laptop               
  • First of all you need to remove the 10 screws holding the laptop together.
  • Then use plastic or metal spudger to separate the bottom cover from the keyboard and touchpad assembly.
  • Once you open it, carefully unplug the keyboard and touchpad connectors. Be very careful not to damage them!

First of all you need to remove the 10 screws holding the laptop together.

Then use plastic or metal spudger to separate the bottom cover from the keyboard and touchpad assembly.

Once you open it, carefully unplug the keyboard and touchpad connectors. Be very careful not to damage them!

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Step 2

  • Once you open it, it should look like this.
  • You need to unscrew the only screw (marked in red) to be able to remove the HDD.
  • When you do that, just unscrew the 4 screws attatching the HDD to the bracket and replace it with the new one.

Once you open it, it should look like this.

You need to unscrew the only screw (marked in red) to be able to remove the HDD.

When you do that, just unscrew the 4 screws attatching the HDD to the bracket and replace it with the new one.

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

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Gilbert Gutierrez - Nov 5, 2021

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Pls. Do more tutorial like this. It is very helpful to lack of knowledge person ?..

Would you mind to complete your tutorial regarding disassemble / assemble of this laptop model ?

For example : processor replacement

Heat sink replacement LCD replacement

Battery replacement

Hinges replacement

Thanks In Advance !

More Power !

Simeon Brankov - Nov 5, 2021

Hello,

Im glad that you found the information useful. Unfortunately this laptop is no longer with me, if I come across the same model again, Ill be sure to make a more advanced tutorial.

Thank you and have a nice day :)

David - Sep 23, 2022

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Sorry, I tried to replace it and the bios does not recognize it.

Simeon Brankov - Jan 11, 2023

This can indicate a problem with the SSD itself and/or the drivers on your laptop. Have you tried to load the drivers manually during Windows installation?