Compaq Presario V2000 Hard Drive Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

5

Time Required

                          5 minutes            

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• Hard drive
• 5 steps

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What you need

Step 1

              Hard drive               

• Remove the battery before starting

Remove the battery before starting

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Step 2

• Loosen the two screw for the hard drive cover
• The screws will stay attached the the cover
• Lift the cover from the left side and remove

Loosen the two screw for the hard drive cover

The screws will stay attached the the cover

Lift the cover from the left side and remove

Step 3

• Lift the black pull tab on the hard drive
• Lift the drive straight up out of the laptop

Lift the black pull tab on the hard drive

Lift the drive straight up out of the laptop

Step 4

• Remove the four screws on the sides of the drive (two on each side)
• Remove the hard drive from the caddy

Remove the four screws on the sides of the drive (two on each side)

Remove the hard drive from the caddy

Step 5

• Pull the IDE connecter straight off the drive
• Be sure to pull the connecter off straight so as not to bend the hard drive IDE pins

Pull the IDE connecter straight off the drive

Be sure to pull the connecter off straight so as not to bend the hard drive IDE pins

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

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John Platania - May 4, 2016

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Perfect instructions….easy directions even for a computer dunce like me…