Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

9

Time Required

                          10 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Bottom Case
  • 4 steps
  • Hard Drive
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Power off your laptop before continuing.
  • Remove the following two 4mm screws with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Power off your laptop before continuing.

Remove the following two 4mm screws with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

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Step 2

  • Slide the battery out towards you.

Slide the battery out towards you.

Step 3

              Bottom Case
  • Remove the following twelve 4mm screws with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the following twelve 4mm screws with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 4

  • Use a spudger to depress the six white clips connecting the plastic cover

Use a spudger to depress the six white clips connecting the plastic cover

Step 5

  • Run the spudger or a plastic card around the entire laptop to release the rest of the clips.

Run the spudger or a plastic card around the entire laptop to release the rest of the clips.

Step 6

  • Remove the cover and set to the side.

Remove the cover and set to the side.

Step 7

              Hard Drive
  • Use the point end of the spudger to lift the the clips that attach the two ribbons to the motherboard.
  • Pull out the ribbons from the motherboard.

Use the point end of the spudger to lift the the clips that attach the two ribbons to the motherboard.

Pull out the ribbons from the motherboard.

Step 8

  • Use an opening tool or your fingers to lift the hard drive out of the laptop.

Use an opening tool or your fingers to lift the hard drive out of the laptop.

Step 9

  • Unplug the hard drive from the motherboard.

Unplug the hard drive from the motherboard.

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

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