Difficulty

Easy

Steps

7

Time Required

                          5 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Surface Panel
  • 3 steps
  • Hard Drive
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Slide the battery removal switch towards the center of the laptop until the battery pops out.

Slide the battery removal switch towards the center of the laptop until the battery pops out.

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Step 2

  • Remove the battery from the computer.

Remove the battery from the computer.

Step 3

              Surface Panel
  • Unscrew the two 4mm Phillips #0 screws found in the surface panel.

Unscrew the two 4mm Phillips #0 screws found in the surface panel.

Step 4

  • Using the spudger, pry the surface panel off starting from the side where the battery was located.
  • Pry the remainder of the panel off by sliding the spudger underneath the panel and gently lifting.
  • Aim for the corners of the panel while using the spudger to methodically remove it without damaging it.

Using the spudger, pry the surface panel off starting from the side where the battery was located.

Pry the remainder of the panel off by sliding the spudger underneath the panel and gently lifting.

Aim for the corners of the panel while using the spudger to methodically remove it without damaging it.

Step 5

  • Lift the pried surface panel off of the computer.

Lift the pried surface panel off of the computer.

Step 6

              Hard Drive
  • Grab the hard drive gently on either side. The left side is where the hard drive is connected to the laptop.
  • The hard drive was missing from our device.

Grab the hard drive gently on either side. The left side is where the hard drive is connected to the laptop.

The hard drive was missing from our device.

Step 7

  • Gently pull the hard drive to the right away from the connector. When fully disconnected you have safely removed the hard drive!

Gently pull the hard drive to the right away from the connector. When fully disconnected you have safely removed the hard drive!

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

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