Difficulty

Easy

Steps

12

Time Required

                          2 - 9 minutes

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  • Hard Drive
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Disconnecting the Hard Drive Cable
  • 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.
  • Using the pull-tab, disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board.

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.

Using the pull-tab, disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board.

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Step 2

              Remove the Screws
  • Remove the four screws (M2x5) that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.

Remove the four screws (M2x5) that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.

Step 3

              Lifting the Hard Drive Assembly
  • Lift the hard-drive assembly, along with its cable, off the computer base.

Lift the hard-drive assembly, along with its cable, off the computer base.

Step 4

              Disconnect the Interposer
  • Disconnect the interposer from the hard-drive assembly.

Disconnect the interposer from the hard-drive assembly.

Step 5

              Remove the Screws
  • Remove the four screws (M3x3) that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.

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

Step 6

              Remove the Hard Drive Bracket
  • Remove the hard-drive bracket off the hard drive.

Remove the hard-drive bracket off the hard drive.

Step 7

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

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

Step 8

              Replace the Screws
  • Replace the four screws (M3x3) that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.

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

Step 9

              Connect the Interposer
  • Connect the interposer to the hard-drive assembly.

Connect the interposer to the hard-drive assembly.

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 four screws (M2x5) that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.

Replace the four screws (M2x5) that secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer base.

Step 12

              Connect the Hard Drive Cable
  • Connect the hard-drive cable to the connector on the system board.

Connect the hard-drive cable to the connector on the system board.

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