Difficulty

Easy

Steps

5

Time Required

                          7 minutes

Sections

2

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Hard Drive
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Step 1 – Battery: Locate the battery release slider on the bottom of the laptop and move it in the direction of the arrow to the unlock position.
  • The yellow highlighted edge of the battery should pop up slightly when the switch is moved

Step 1 – Battery: Locate the battery release slider on the bottom of the laptop and move it in the direction of the arrow to the unlock position.

The yellow highlighted edge of the battery should pop up slightly when the switch is moved

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Step 2

  • Step 2: Using the edge of the battery that has popped up, lift the battery out of the computer.

Step 2: Using the edge of the battery that has popped up, lift the battery out of the computer.

Step 3

              Hard Drive
  • Locate the screw for the hard drive cover (The cover has HP ProtectSmart written on it).
  • Remove the 3.5 mm diameter, 7 mm long screw with your Phillips PH1 screwdriver.
  • The screw will remain attached to the cover.

Locate the screw for the hard drive cover (The cover has HP ProtectSmart written on it).

Remove the 3.5 mm diameter, 7 mm long screw with your Phillips PH1 screwdriver.

The screw will remain attached to the cover.

Step 4

  • Grab the raised edge of the cover lift up. This will separate the cover from the laptop.
  • Put the cover and screw to the.
  • This will reveal the hard drive.

Grab the raised edge of the cover lift up. This will separate the cover from the laptop.

Put the cover and screw to the.

This will reveal the hard drive.

Step 5

  • With your fingers, grab the clear tab.
  • Pull right first, and then upwards (towards you).
  • The hard drive should slide out of place and detach from the laptop.

With your fingers, grab the clear tab.

Pull right first, and then upwards (towards you).

The hard drive should slide out of place and detach from the laptop.

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

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