Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

9

Time Required

                          15 - 25 minutes            

Sections

2

  • Hard Disk Drive
  • 5 steps
  • HDMI-USB Jack assembly
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Hard Disk Drive               
  • Remove the 8 screws that hold down the back panel using the Phillips #000 screwdriver.

Remove the 8 screws that hold down the back panel using the Phillips #000 screwdriver.

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Step 2

  • Remove the two M2 x 3 mm, wafer-head, nylon-coated screws that hold down the hard drive assembly using the Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the two M2 x 3 mm, wafer-head, nylon-coated screws that hold down the hard drive assembly using the Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 3

  • Pull the hard drive assembly out with backside up.

Pull the hard drive assembly out with backside up.

Step 4

  • Remove the four M3 x 3 mm, flat-head, nylon-coated screws on the side of the hard drive assembly using the Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the four M3 x 3 mm, flat-head, nylon-coated screws on the side of the hard drive assembly using the Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 5

  • Gently, remove the plastic cover with the blue strips.

Gently, remove the plastic cover with the blue strips.

Step 6

              HDMI-USB Jack assembly               
  • Remove the 3 screws holding down the T shaped cover using the Phillips head #1. Two of the screws are M2.5x 4 wafer head. The other is a M2x4MM.
  • The two similar screws have blue threading around them.

Remove the 3 screws holding down the T shaped cover using the Phillips head #1. Two of the screws are M2.5x 4 wafer head. The other is a M2x4MM.

The two similar screws have blue threading around them.

Step 7

  • Use the opening tool to lift up the T shaped cover.
  • Remove the M2x3MM wafer head screw.

Use the opening tool to lift up the T shaped cover.

Remove the M2x3MM wafer head screw.

Step 8

  • Take off the 2 M2x3MM wafered screws holding down the chip top of assembly.
  • Lift the chip to release the HDMI-USB jack assembly

Take off the 2 M2x3MM wafered screws holding down the chip top of assembly.

Lift the chip to release the HDMI-USB jack assembly

Step 9

  • Detach the connector.

Detach the connector.

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

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