Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

5

Time Required

                          30 minutes - 1 hour

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  • Hard Drive
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Remove the side panel
  • Make sure to power off the computer and unplug the power cord before working on the computer.
  • When opening the case, make sure to not do so while on carpet. This can cause static build-up in your body that can fry the motherboard.
  • After verifying the hard drive has failed (or is failing), remove the screw (T15) that holds the side cover on the case.

Make sure to power off the computer and unplug the power cord before working on the computer.

When opening the case, make sure to not do so while on carpet. This can cause static build-up in your body that can fry the motherboard.

After verifying the hard drive has failed (or is failing), remove the screw (T15) that holds the side cover on the case.

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Step 2

              Find the Hard Drive
  • On this model, the hard drive is usually under the optical drive, screwed in below.
  • While uncommon, some systems which shipped with multiple drives (or selected CTO options) may have the drives and caddy installed here.

On this model, the hard drive is usually under the optical drive, screwed in below.

While uncommon, some systems which shipped with multiple drives (or selected CTO options) may have the drives and caddy installed here.

Step 3

              Remove the DVD drive (single drive models)
  • Before removing the DVD drive, disconnect the SATA data and power connections as shown.
  • For systems without the dual drive caddy mentioned in the previous step, you first need to remove the DVD drive. Push the green tabs shown to release it.

Before removing the DVD drive, disconnect the SATA data and power connections as shown.

For systems without the dual drive caddy mentioned in the previous step, you first need to remove the DVD drive. Push the green tabs shown to release it.

Step 4

              Remove the drive cage (single drive models)
  • Remove the front panel from the system to reveal the screws that hold the drive cage NOTE: NO BETTER PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE, but this is held in with 3 clips which get unsnapped.
  • Remove the three screws (T15?) that secure the drive cage in the system.

Remove the front panel from the system to reveal the screws that hold the drive cage NOTE: NO BETTER PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE, but this is held in with 3 clips which get unsnapped.

Remove the three screws (T15?) that secure the drive cage in the system.

Step 5

              Install the replacement drive
  • NOTE: It may be best to use a standalone TR15 driver here – most interchangeable screwdrivers are too short or have insufficient torque. If this is not possible, it is possible to use a flathead screwdriver.
  • Remove the four screws (T15) holding the old hard drive in the system.
  • Reverse disassembly to install the replacement drive

NOTE: It may be best to use a standalone TR15 driver here – most interchangeable screwdrivers are too short or have insufficient torque. If this is not possible, it is possible to use a flathead screwdriver.

Remove the four screws (T15) holding the old hard drive in the system.

Reverse disassembly to install the replacement drive

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

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