Asus X401A Hard Drive Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Very easy

Steps

8

Time Required

                          10 - 30 minutes            

Sections

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• Hard Drive
• 8 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Remove Screws               

• Turn laptop over on flat, stable surface.
• Remove 8 Phillips Screws

Turn laptop over on flat, stable surface.

Remove 8 Phillips Screws

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Step 2

              Remove Battery               

• Slide battery lock to unlocked position on left side, then hold it in on the right side while sliding the battery out.

Slide battery lock to unlocked position on left side, then hold it in on the right side while sliding the battery out.

Step 3

              Remove more screws               

• Under the battery are 2 hidden screws, time for them to go.

Under the battery are 2 hidden screws, time for them to go.

Step 4

              Take apart housing               

• Turn over laptop
• Open lid as far as it will go
• Insert opening pick as shown
• Follow entirely around the laptop
• On the underside of the keyboard are 2 flat cables, please see next step before proceeding!

Turn over laptop

Open lid as far as it will go

Insert opening pick as shown

Follow entirely around the laptop

On the underside of the keyboard are 2 flat cables, please see next step before proceeding!

Step 5

              Flat cables               

• On the underside of the keyboard are 2 flat cables connected to the surface.
• You can use a opening pick to pop these out of their respective slots on the main board.

On the underside of the keyboard are 2 flat cables connected to the surface.

You can use a opening pick to pop these out of their respective slots on the main board.

Step 6

              Flat cable over hard drive               

• Using an opening pick you can now undo the connector for over the hard drive.
• There is adhesive holding the flat cable to the hard drive.
• Slide something under the flat cable to gently remove it.
• Slide flat cable out of socket.

Using an opening pick you can now undo the connector for over the hard drive.

There is adhesive holding the flat cable to the hard drive.

Slide something under the flat cable to gently remove it.

Slide flat cable out of socket.

Step 7

              Hard drive screws               

• Remove 2 screws

Remove 2 screws

Step 8

              Physically removing the hard drive               

• Using a finger you can now slide the hard drive out

Using a finger you can now slide the hard drive out

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

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