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Easy

Steps

9

Time Required

                          6 - 10 minutes

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Hard Disk Drive and Solid State Drive
  • Flip the laptop upside down as shown in the photo.

Flip the laptop upside down as shown in the photo.

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Step 2

  • Remove the 8 0.2mm Phillips screws connecting the back cover to the laptop.

Remove the 8 0.2mm Phillips screws connecting the back cover to the laptop.

Step 3

  • Remove the back cover using the opening tools.
  • Gently use the plastic opening tools to prevent scratching your device.

Remove the back cover using the opening tools.

Gently use the plastic opening tools to prevent scratching your device.

Step 4

  • Remove the Hard Disk Drive card by screwing the 2 0.2mm Phillips screw

Remove the Hard Disk Drive card by screwing the 2 0.2mm Phillips screw

Step 5

  • Disconnect the SATA cable from the hard drive.

Disconnect the SATA cable from the hard drive.

Step 6

  • Take off the connector by carefully popping its holders out of place

Take off the connector by carefully popping its holders out of place

Step 7

  • Reconnect the cable to the new Hard Disk Drive

Reconnect the cable to the new Hard Disk Drive

Step 8

  • place the connector in order to hold the cable

place the connector in order to hold the cable

Step 9

  • Place the new Hard Drive Disk

Place the new Hard Drive Disk

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

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shofaribagus - Jun 13, 2018

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Hello, i think you forgot to disconnect internal battery first before you replace something

Baddo-M _ - Aug 17, 2019

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Tip for the case screws, they are captive don’t worry about them

Ricky Las Vegas - Jun 30, 2020

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Yes, good point - case screws are captive and easy to keep in place when lifting the cover. But overall this is a well written guide, so thanks for this.