Difficulty

Very easy

Steps

10

Time Required

                          10 - 15 minutes

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  • Hard-Drive
  • 10 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Disconnecting The Hard-Drive
  • WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in [http://n Before working inside your computer.]
  • CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.
  • Open the latch, and disconnect the hard-drive cable from the connector on the system board.

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in [http://n Before working inside your computer.]

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

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

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Step 2

              Removing The Two Screws
  • Remove the two screws (M2x3) that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm-rest assembly.

Remove the two screws (M2x3) that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm-rest assembly.

Step 3

              Lifting The Hard-Drive
  • Lift the hard-drive assembly along with its cable off the palm-rest assembly.

Lift the hard-drive assembly along with its cable off the palm-rest assembly.

Step 4

              Removing The Four Screws
  • Remove the four screws (M3x3) that secure the hard-drive bracket to the harddrive assembly.

Remove the four screws (M3x3) that secure the hard-drive bracket to the harddrive assembly.

Step 5

              Removing The Hard-Drive Bracket
  • Lift the hard-drive assembly off the hard-drive bracket.

Lift the hard-drive assembly off the hard-drive bracket.

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

              Aligning The Screws
  • Align the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly.

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

Step 9

              Screwing The Bracket To Hard-Drive
  • Replace the four screws (M3x3) that secure the hard-drive bracket to the harddrive assembly.

Replace the four screws (M3x3) that secure the hard-drive bracket to the harddrive assembly.

Step 10

              Securing To Hard-Drive Assembly
  • Replace the two screws (M2x3) that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm-rest assembly.

Replace the two screws (M2x3) that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm-rest assembly.

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

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