Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

12

Time Required

                          10 - 25 minutes

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  • Hard Drive
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Remove the Screws
  • WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer.
  • CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.
  • Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer.

CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.

Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.

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Step 2

              Disconnect the Hard Drive Cable
  • Open the latch and disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board.

Open the latch and disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board.

Step 3

              Lifting the Hard-Drive Assembly
  • Lift the hard-drive assembly off the computer base.

Lift the hard-drive assembly off the computer base.

Step 4

              Remove the Screws
  • Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.

Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.

Step 5

              Lifting the Hard-Drive Bracket
  • Lift the hard-drive bracket off the hard drive.

Lift the hard-drive bracket off the hard drive.

Step 6

              Disconnecting the Interposer
  • Disconnect the interposer from the hard drive.

Disconnect the interposer from the hard drive.

Step 7

              Connecting the Interposer
  • Connect the interposer to the NEW hard drive.

Connect the interposer to the NEW hard drive.

Step 8

              Align the Screw Holes
  • Align the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on the hard drive.

Align the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on the hard drive.

Step 9

              Replace the Screws
  • Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.

Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.

Step 10

              Align the Screw Holes
  • Align the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly with the screw holes on the computer base.

Align the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly with the screw holes on the computer base.

Step 11

              Replace the Screws
  • Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.

Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.

Step 12

              Securing the Hard Drive Cable
  • Slide the hard-drive cable into the system board and close the latch to secure the cable.

Slide the hard-drive cable into the system board and close the latch to secure the cable.

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