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Steps

5

Time Required

                          5 minutes

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  • Hard Drive
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Hard Drive
  • Start with the bottom of the laptop facing up.
  • Locate the panel covering the hard drive compartment.
  • Unscrew the two 5mm Phillips #0 screws.

Start with the bottom of the laptop facing up.

Locate the panel covering the hard drive compartment.

Unscrew the two 5mm Phillips #0 screws.

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Step 2

  • Lift up this external panel by the end with the screws and set it aside.
  • Be careful about the four plastic tabs holding the panel on the device.

Lift up this external panel by the end with the screws and set it aside.

Be careful about the four plastic tabs holding the panel on the device.

Step 3

  • Locate the second plastic panel covering the hard drive.
  • Unscrew the two 4mm Phillips #0 screws holding it in.

Locate the second plastic panel covering the hard drive.

Unscrew the two 4mm Phillips #0 screws holding it in.

Step 4

  • Lift up this internal panel using the plastic white tab and set it aside.

Lift up this internal panel using the plastic white tab and set it aside.

Step 5

  • Grab the end of the hard drive and pull it up to a vertical position.
  • Gently slide the Hard Drive off of the SATA connector.
  • Warning: Don’t wiggle the SATA connector or the top piece will come off. If it does, reconnect it vertically.

Grab the end of the hard drive and pull it up to a vertical position.

Gently slide the Hard Drive off of the SATA connector.

Warning: Don’t wiggle the SATA connector or the top piece will come off. If it does, reconnect it vertically.

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

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