Difficulty
Easy
Steps
2
Time Required
5 - 10 minutes
Sections
1
- HDD
- 2 steps
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Introduction
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Step 1
HDD
- Remove the battery.
- Remove the RAM Memory Cover.
- Remove the HDD Cover.
Remove the battery.
Remove the RAM Memory Cover.
Remove the HDD Cover.
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Step 2
- Remove the 4x screws and take out the HDD.
- Disconnect the SATA cable.
- The Hard Drive is held in the HDD Caddy by 4x screws.
- Did you do it successfully?
Remove the 4x screws and take out the HDD.
Disconnect the SATA cable.
The Hard Drive is held in the HDD Caddy by 4x screws.
Did you do it successfully?
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Michael Adams - Jun 23, 2016
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SSDs may not work. Tried two different ones already on one of these (a Crucial and an A-Data), and no luck. Not sure if it has to do with missing BIOS/UEFI options, or a whitelist of parts in said firmware.
Michael Auß - May 13, 2017
thanks for this info!