Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

5

Time Required

                          15 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 3 steps
  • Back Plate
  • 1 step
  • Hard Drive
  • 1 step

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Power off and unplug the computer before the start of these steps.
  • Close the laptop lid.

Power off and unplug the computer before the start of these steps.

Close the laptop lid.

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Step 2

  • Flip the computer so that the back is facing upwards.
  • Locate the switch used to release the battery.
  • The switch should be located towards the hinge of the laptop near the battery pack and have a lock icon associated with it.

Flip the computer so that the back is facing upwards.

Locate the switch used to release the battery.

The switch should be located towards the hinge of the laptop near the battery pack and have a lock icon associated with it.

Step 3

  • Slide the switch towards the unlocked lock icon.
  • While holding it in the unlocked position, slide the battery towards the hinge.
  • Fully separate the battery pack from the back of the laptop.

Slide the switch towards the unlocked lock icon.

While holding it in the unlocked position, slide the battery towards the hinge.

Fully separate the battery pack from the back of the laptop.

Step 4

              Back Plate
  • Flip over the laptop and position it with the battery being furthest away from you.
  • Remove the four screws on the edges of the T-Shaped plate with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
  • Remove the T-Shaped plate from the back of the computer. It should come off easily if all four aforementioned screws are removed.
  • Screw length 6.35 mm, head 3.175 mm

Flip over the laptop and position it with the battery being furthest away from you.

Remove the four screws on the edges of the T-Shaped plate with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the T-Shaped plate from the back of the computer. It should come off easily if all four aforementioned screws are removed.

Screw length 6.35 mm, head 3.175 mm

Step 5

              Hard Drive
  • Position the laptop so that the battery compartment is facing away from you.
  • Remove the two bracket screws on the bottom of the hard drive.
  • Gently lift out the hard drive with its bracket still attached.
  • Remove the bracket from the hard drive.

Position the laptop so that the battery compartment is facing away from you.

Remove the two bracket screws on the bottom of the hard drive.

Gently lift out the hard drive with its bracket still attached.

Remove the bracket from the hard drive.

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

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