Difficulty

Easy

Steps

8

Time Required

                          8 - 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. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin.
  • WARNING: If you remove the hard drive from the computer when the drive is hot, do not touch the metal housing of the hard drive.
  • CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such as a connector on your computer).
  • CAUTION: Hard drives are extremely fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.
  • Remove the two screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the system board.

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin.

WARNING: If you remove the hard drive from the computer when the drive is hot, do not touch the metal housing of the hard drive.

CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such as a connector on your computer).

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

Remove the two screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the system board.

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Step 2

              Disconnecting the Hard-Drive Assembly
  • Slide the hard-drive assembly to disconnect it from the connector on the system board.

Slide the hard-drive assembly to disconnect it from the connector on the system board.

Step 3

              Lifting the Hard-Drive Assembly
  • Lift the hard-drive assembly away from the system board.

Lift the hard-drive assembly away from the system board.

Step 4

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

Remove the four 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

              Align the Screws
  • Align the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on the NEW hard drive and replace the four screws.

Align the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on the NEW hard drive and replace the four screws.

Step 7

              Connecting the Hard-Drive Assembly
  • Slide and push the hard-drive assembly to connect it to connector on the system board.

Slide and push the hard-drive assembly to connect it to connector on the system board.

Step 8

              Replace the Screws
  • Replace the two screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the system board.

Replace the two screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the system board.

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