Difficulty

Easy

Steps

4

Time Required

                          15 minutes

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  • Hard Drive
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Hard Drive
  • Remove the thirteen 6.5 mm screws from the bottom of the laptop using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Remove the thirteen 6.5 mm screws from the bottom of the laptop using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

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Step 2

  • Flip the laptop on its side and use a spudger or a credit card to pry the bottom covering off. To get a better grip you may want to open the laptop slightly.
  • The bottom piece will make popping noises as it is pulled from the laptop.
  • When reassembling make sure that the bottom piece clicks back into place on all sides of the laptop.

Flip the laptop on its side and use a spudger or a credit card to pry the bottom covering off. To get a better grip you may want to open the laptop slightly.

The bottom piece will make popping noises as it is pulled from the laptop.

When reassembling make sure that the bottom piece clicks back into place on all sides of the laptop.

Step 3

  • The hard drive is a white square located on the right side of your device.
  • Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove four 4.0 mm screws holding the hard drive in place.

The hard drive is a white square located on the right side of your device.

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove four 4.0 mm screws holding the hard drive in place.

Step 4

  • Slide the hard drive from the device towards your right.
  • When reinstalling remember to slide the hard drive in from the right. Don’t try to force it in from the front.

Slide the hard drive from the device towards your right.

When reinstalling remember to slide the hard drive in from the right. Don’t try to force it in from the front.

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

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Cycy - Nov 4, 2021

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Hi,

does anyone know if replacing the 1TB hard disk with a 1TB SSD is possible? (I’m thinking in terms of cloning the whole disk: can I go for a 1TB SSD or do I need a bigger one? Do hidden partitions for restoring the system / this kind of stuff get copied correctly? Most tutorials online just copy the Windows partition: wouldn’t want to find out I can’t reset the system if needed.)