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Moderate

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8

Time Required

                          5 minutes

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3

  • Disassembling HP Pavilion g7-2275dx Back Panel
  • 2 steps
  • Hard Drive
  • 2 steps
  • Hard Drive
  • 4 steps

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Step 1

              Disassembling HP Pavilion g7-2275dx Back Panel
  • Unscrew one Phillips #1 screw from the back panel.
  • The screw is on a spring and attached to the panel. It will pop up, but will not separate from the back panel.

Unscrew one Phillips #1 screw from the back panel.

The screw is on a spring and attached to the panel. It will pop up, but will not separate from the back panel.

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Step 2

  • Slide the back panel down and pull it up.

Slide the back panel down and pull it up.

Step 3

              Hard Drive
  • Static electricity can damage the components of your laptop. Make sure you are wearing an anti-static bracelet before you touch the hard drive.
  • Using the black tab on the connect and/or a prying tool, lift up to disconnect the black hard drive cable from the green circuit board.
  • Pull the black cable up and out of the back panel. This will make taking the hard drive out much easier.

Static electricity can damage the components of your laptop. Make sure you are wearing an anti-static bracelet before you touch the hard drive.

Using the black tab on the connect and/or a prying tool, lift up to disconnect the black hard drive cable from the green circuit board.

Pull the black cable up and out of the back panel. This will make taking the hard drive out much easier.

Step 4

  • Gently pull up on the plastic tab attached to the hard drive.
  • Pull the hard drive up and to the right to remove it completely from the laptop.

Gently pull up on the plastic tab attached to the hard drive.

Pull the hard drive up and to the right to remove it completely from the laptop.

Step 5

              Hard Drive
  • Remove the black SATA cable from the hard drive.

Remove the black SATA cable from the hard drive.

Step 6

  • Remove the black rubber end caps.

Remove the black rubber end caps.

Step 7

  • Remove the four silver 5 mm Phillips #1 screws from the hard drive.

Remove the four silver 5 mm Phillips #1 screws from the hard drive.

Step 8

  • Remove the plastic cover from the hard drive.

Remove the plastic cover from the hard drive.

To reassemble or replace your hard drive, follow these instructions in reverse order with the working drive.

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