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Moderate
Steps
11
Time Required
30 minutes
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- Hard drive
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Step 1
Removing the battery
- 1.A) Slide the little plastic cover forward
- 1.B) Push the button underneath the cover
- 1.C) Slide the battery out
1.A) Slide the little plastic cover forward
1.B) Push the button underneath the cover
1.C) Slide the battery out
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Step 2
Undo the screws on the bottom of the laptop
- The bottom of the laptop has 6 visible screws and the 7th one is hidden under the battery
The bottom of the laptop has 6 visible screws and the 7th one is hidden under the battery
Step 3
Undo the screws on the back of the laptop
- The back of the laptop has 2 screws.
The back of the laptop has 2 screws.
Step 4
Removing the palmrest
- 4.A) Gently lift the bottom of the palmrest up
- 4.B) Carefully pull the palmrest toward yourself, dislodging it from the top half of the case
4.A) Gently lift the bottom of the palmrest up
4.B) Carefully pull the palmrest toward yourself, dislodging it from the top half of the case
Step 5
Removing the keyboard
- 5.A) Gently release the ribbon cable tabs and pull the ribbon cable out
- 5.B) Raise the bottom of the keyboard and pull it out of the case
5.A) Gently release the ribbon cable tabs and pull the ribbon cable out
5.B) Raise the bottom of the keyboard and pull it out of the case
Step 6
Release the top part of the case
- 6.A) Undo the screw
- 6.B) Gently use a flat tool to pull back the plastic tabs, releasing the sides
6.A) Undo the screw
6.B) Gently use a flat tool to pull back the plastic tabs, releasing the sides
Step 7
Remove the top part of the case
- 7.A) Carefully pull the bottom of the top part up
- 7.B) Gently pull up and toward yourself to remove the part
7.A) Carefully pull the bottom of the top part up
7.B) Gently pull up and toward yourself to remove the part
Step 8
Prepare to remove the daughter board
- 8.A) Undo all the highlighted screws
- 8.B) Carefully release the CMOS battery cable from the board
- 8.C) (optional) Lift up and remove the bottom right latch piece
8.A) Undo all the highlighted screws
8.B) Carefully release the CMOS battery cable from the board
8.C) (optional) Lift up and remove the bottom right latch piece
Step 9
Remove the daughter board
- Carefully but firmly lift up the top part of the daughter board by the corners from it’s connector and lift the entire board out of the case.
Carefully but firmly lift up the top part of the daughter board by the corners from it’s connector and lift the entire board out of the case.
Step 10
Remove the hard drive
- 10.A) Undo the screws holding the hard drive bracket in place
- 10.B) Slide the hard drive toward yourself to release it from the connector
10.A) Undo the screws holding the hard drive bracket in place
10.B) Slide the hard drive toward yourself to release it from the connector
Step 11
- Undo the screws on each side of the bracket and your hard drive is free!
- To reassemble the computer with a new hard drive, repeat the steps backwards.
Undo the screws on each side of the bracket and your hard drive is free!
To reassemble the computer with a new hard drive, repeat the steps backwards.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Bunneh 4444 - Feb 19, 2020
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Thanks mom very cool
