Difficulty

Easy

Steps

10

Time Required

                          15 - 30 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 3 steps
  • Back Panel
  • 3 steps
  • Hard Drive
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Turn off the computer.
  • Disconnect the charging cable from the computer.
  • Failure to unplug the cable could result in electric shock.
  • Flip the computer upside down.

Turn off the computer.

Disconnect the charging cable from the computer.

Failure to unplug the cable could result in electric shock.

Flip the computer upside down.

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Step 2

  • Locate the two switches that lock the battery. Push the right-hand switch outward into the “unlocked” position.

Locate the two switches that lock the battery. Push the right-hand switch outward into the “unlocked” position.

Step 3

  • Push and hold the left hand switch outward in the “unlocked” position, then gently slide the battery away from the computer.

Push and hold the left hand switch outward in the “unlocked” position, then gently slide the battery away from the computer.

Step 4

              Back Panel
  • Remove the seven 5.3 mm Phillips #1 screws holding the back panel in place.

Remove the seven 5.3 mm Phillips #1 screws holding the back panel in place.

Step 5

  • Pull the back panel off using the highlighted tab. The tab should give you enough leverage to pull the panel off smoothly.
  • If the back panel is difficult to remove and feels like it is going to break, DO NOT force it. Check to confirm that all the screws are removed before attempting again.

Pull the back panel off using the highlighted tab. The tab should give you enough leverage to pull the panel off smoothly.

If the back panel is difficult to remove and feels like it is going to break, DO NOT force it. Check to confirm that all the screws are removed before attempting again.

Step 6

  • The computer should be open with many of the internal components shown. You can now access the hard drive, the RAM, and the keyboard.

The computer should be open with many of the internal components shown. You can now access the hard drive, the RAM, and the keyboard.

Step 7

              Hard Drive
  • Remove the two 5.33 mm Phillips #1 screws holding the hard drive in place.
  • Be careful with these screws, as they can be stripped or lost easily.

Remove the two 5.33 mm Phillips #1 screws holding the hard drive in place.

Be careful with these screws, as they can be stripped or lost easily.

Step 8

  • To remove the hard drive from the computer, grab the black tab attached to the hard drive and pull the tab downwards toward the bottom of the laptop.
  • When installing the hard drive, make sure the hard drive label faces down.

To remove the hard drive from the computer, grab the black tab attached to the hard drive and pull the tab downwards toward the bottom of the laptop.

When installing the hard drive, make sure the hard drive label faces down.

Step 9

  • Unscrew the four 5.2 mm Phillips #1 screws. There are two on each side of the drive holding it in the drive bay.

Unscrew the four 5.2 mm Phillips #1 screws. There are two on each side of the drive holding it in the drive bay.

Step 10

  • Pull the drive out of the bay. If all the screws were removed correctly, it should simply slide out.

Pull the drive out of the bay. If all the screws were removed correctly, it should simply slide out.

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

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rayramirez - Feb 24, 2019

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In step 1, failure to unplug the cable does not result in electric shock. The power supply voltage is too low for such shock to happen to a human, but it can cause electrical damage to the motherboard. It is always a safe procedure to work on any machine unpowered (both power supply and battery disconnected and/or removed).

In step 9, be sure to remember the direction that the original drive was pointing when removing. The new drive must point the same direction.

Iain - Jul 1, 2019

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In Step 3 - after removing the battery, press & hold the power buttton for 5 seconds to discharge any residual power in the circuitry before moving on to Step 4.